Quick quiz: What was once known as the brewing powerhouse of the Midwest?? Well I know this can be the claim to almost every Rustbelt enclave, but Milwaukee takes the cake. That and its claim to fame of the setting of a multitude of tv classics, and the mother of them all (Lavergne & Shirley if you haven't guessed it) involves both brewing and manufacturing so it's the best of both worlds. Also found out that up until fairly recently Milwaukee had a quasi-Socialist government. Hurray for public works.
(Yes that is a beer chalice)
