Long Live Pizza Man! UPDATE

UPDATE!

Brew City Brand will be providing Pizza Man t-shirts at the fundraiser for victims of the North Ave. fire. The benefit will take place on Thursday, January 28, from 6:00-9:00pm, at the Twisted Fork restaurant. Come and show your support and buy a t-shirt, for which the proceeds help the victims. You can call George Keppler at 414-226-2244 for any other questions or details.

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As many of us know, Milwaukee’s Pizza Man restaurant was an institution on the corner of Oakland and North Avenue from 1970, until a fire devastated the entire block on January 19, 2010. We created a vintage Pizza Man design to honor them, and help by donating a portion of the proceeds to any relief efforts.

We originally created the design by using a photographic image of the vertical Pizza Man sign outside their restaurant. But, our friend Todd Dunsirn helped us to see their vintage logo, which is featured on Pizza Man’s fan page.

So, we re-did the design, weathered it, and printed it on 70’s style phys. ed. shirts, so that everyone can have a piece of their history. The shirts will be available at our Brew City store at Grand Avenue Mall, and online at www.brewcityonline, starting later this afternoon. Long Live Pizza Man, and we hope they re-open soon!

Frank / Brew City Brand

Brew City Gallery Night!

Hey, we’re on the map! For the first time, we at Brew City Brand will have an official Third Ward flag in front of the 240 N. Milwaukee building for Gallery Night!

We will be featuring a brand new Brew City t-shirt showing a painting of the Milwaukee Art Museum. However, there is “one more thing:”  the illustration was created entirely on an iPhone, using the Brushes application.

“I saw some of the paintings that other artists were doing on the iPhone, and I really wanted to try something. My first dozen attempts were pretty bad, as I had a tough time getting enough detail into the paintings. However, once I focused a little more, things started looking better. The Milwaukee Art Museum piece was a favorite of mine, especially because it gave me a chance to brighten up our gray Milwaukee winter sky to blue, if just for a minute,” says Frank Keppler.

Brew City will be printing the shirt live, from 6:00-10:00pm, and will be giving out Free t-shirts (while supplies last), as they come off the press. “Each print will be unique, as we moved the design to one of our manual presses,” said printer Sue Ullenburg.

Brew City will also have some food available, and have hosts on hand to give you a small tour of their warehouse. If you have any questions, you can call Will Boucher at 414-336-7178 on Friday, and he’ll fill you in.

We’d love to see you there!

Brew City Brand

Thank You!

When the Holiday season arrives at Brew City, I always feel like we are too busy to do much but process orders, and insure that all of you receive your orders correctly, and on-time. But, the most overwhelming feeling that goes through our minds is gratitude. Without all of you–who check out our crazy products and give us a chance–we’re pretty much nothing!

So, thank you for making this the largest month we’ve ever had on the web. If there is anything we can do to make the experience, service, or products better, please e-mail me directly at frank@brewcityonline.com.

We have some major plans in 2010, so we will “roll out the barrel” of great Brew City products again in the coming months.

Frank / Brew City Brand

New! Beer Pouch with a Little Zip!

Our beer pouch sweatshirt has taken the lead as our most popular product of all time! We wanted to add a little something extra to it for the Holidays, and we’ve just been waiting for the right time.

Well, here it is, the Beer Pouch Zippered Hoodie! The trademarked pouch is moved over to the right side of the sweatshirt (as you’re wearing it). This pouch has been re-tooled to better hold a can, but bottles still work fine for “hands free” beverage enjoyment.

It retails for $42.99, and is available starting today on our website, and at our store at Grand Avenue mall.

Frank / Brew City Brand

Brew City Black Friday Sale!

We have a great lineup of sales on our website for Black Friday, the opening weekend, and Cyber Monday! We hope you save some money, have some fun, and find a unique gift that makes your day.

Black Friday:  21% off all Beer related t-shirts on our website, using code: 1127beer21

Saturday:  21% off all Milwaukee t-shirts on our website, using code: 21mke1128

Sunday:  21% off all Wisconsin t-shirts on our website, using code: wi211129

Cyber Monday:  18% off all Beer Pouch Hoodies on our website, using code: 1130bph18

Happy Thanksgiving, and we hope that you have a great weekend!

Frank / Brew City Brand

Brew City T-shirt Sale!

Everyone needs a little bear hug this year (in the form of a totally affordable stocking stuffer)!

So, in conjunction with the Milwaukee Public Market, we are having a huge t-shirt sale.  On Saturday, November 28, from 10am-2pm, Brew City Brand Apparel will set up in the market’s 2nd floor Palm Garden, and sell some of our overruns over the past couple of years.  You’ll find everything from quirky gems and fashion blanks to slight misprints.

Our pricing will be amazing, as we would like to liquidate some merchandise, and make necessary room in our warehouse for 2010.  The pricing will be as follows:

1 shirt for $5.00 / 3 shirts for $10 / 10 shirts for $20 / 30 shirts for $30

Come join us at the Milwaukee Public Market on Saturday, November 28, and let’s have some Holiday Cheer together.  You can e-mail me with any comments or questions at frank@brewcityonline.com, or call us at 1-800-291-1144.

Frank / Brew City Brand

Governor’s Race is On!

Now that Tom Barrett has entered the race for Governor of Wisconsin, he joins Scott Walker and Mark Neumann in a race for the state’s top spot. We will have fun t-shirt designs for each candidate, and allow you to wear something for your favorite future governor.

If t-shirt sales count as “votes,” we’ll keep you posted on how the race is going!

Frank / Brew City Brand / @brewcitybrand

Milwaukee’s Defining Collection!

One of the reasons people love Milwaukee so much, is that we have charm and character. Everything from cheeseheads, bubblers, beer, brats, bowling, and sheepshead to “ya der hey,” and “up nort.” Well, we started thinking one day, and realized that these things must be defined!

So, we embarked on a nine shirt line, which features a Milwaukee quirk on the front, and our definition on the back. Our line includes:  Bubbler, Cheesehead, Custard, Ya Der Hey, Up Nort, Bowling, Bratwurst, and Sheepshead.

This line of shirts is now available at our Grand Avenue store location, and our website at www.brewcityonline.com. We hope we spelled everything out for you!

Frank / Brew City Brand / @brewcitybrand

When in Milwaukee…

The concept of creating products and apparel around a city theme wasn’t revolutionary in 1986, when we started. We won’t be winning a Nobel Peace Prize for our Milwaukee County Jail shirts. Heck, we’d even take a Best of Milwaukee mention here or there.

However, we believe that our approach is quite unique.

1. When you travel to another city, have you ever seen locals in a “touristy” store?…buying products?…for themselves?

2. Can you purchase authentic products from that city, made within the city limits? Or are the designs the same, in every city’s airport?

3. How many other toursist destination stores create true profit solely from their local apparel (ie  not magazines, candy, coffee, corporate sponsorships…or, a college or sports team)?

4. How many of you would show up at the bar, to meet your friends, wearing a shirt with your city’s name on it, (again, not with a college, or sports affiliation) and still feel hip?

5. When can you actually learn about the city  you’ve traveled to, by simply looking at the products (ie “Oh, I had no idea Toronto was in Canada!”)?

Well, this is the approach we take. We want our Milwaukee shirts to be so cool, you had no idea people thought this way, or invested their time this way, or could have a touristy store with actual local fashion embedded within…or that you simply had to wear one.

This is what we’ve been doing, since 1986. From Cryptosporidium bottled water, to County Jail shirts, to Love Rocks in a zip-lock bag, to County Stadium dirt, Westallica shirts, Bubbler wear, micro-brewed Milwaukee beers, Don’t Whack our Wiener shirts, Beer Pouch Sweatshirts, Bottlecap hats, originally designed and personally licensed Miller apparel, and everything we might think up next.

So, the next time you’re traveling, we dare you to compare our Brew City home-brewed products to those from any other city in the world. You might long for the western shores of Lake Michigan, at sunset!

Am I any closer to the Nobel Peace Prize?

frank / brewcitybrand

Brew City Online Update

New! QuickView feature

Hey, I’m not saying that we’re going to take over Amazon tomorrow, but we have a new feature on brewcityonline.com that should help everyone to have a faster and more efficient experience on our website.

I’m sure you’ve seen this feature on other websites, called QuickView. When you mouse over products, some websites will allow you to get a sneak peek of the product page, and even add something to your shopping cart, without ever losing your spot!

Well, we added that feature as of Tuesday morning, on brewcityonline.com. You can try it by clicking here:  Quickview test

We’re in the process of making the QuickView window more visually friendly, but it functions fine. In the next week, you should also see a Recently Viewed feature, as well. We hope that we can make your shopping experience better than ever, with original designs, trademark products, and an ever-growing website. Thanks everyone!

frank / brewcitybrand