On Friday, the Milwaukee Brewers unveiled their new Nike City Connect uniforms. There is no doubt that the Brewers embraced all things good about the 414 area code and the surrounding region in the uniform design, but how well did it really hit the mark?
Handing out our grades for the new Milwaukee Brewers Nike City Connect uniforms
Here is a look at the uniforms that the Milwaukee Brewers will be wearing beginning on Friday, June 24, and for most Friday home games and every Community Night game.
There's nothing like Summer in the 414.
— MLB (@MLB) June 17, 2022
Introducing the Brewers City Connect uniforms. 😎 pic.twitter.com/QtcphGEwSG
Let’s start with the powder blue, which is a great touch for the jerseys and really makes the yellow “Brew Crew” pop. Kudos to the Brewers for bringing back the powder blue as a tip of the cap to the past. However, I’m not a big fan of the font used for Brew Crew. I understand the Brewers were supposedly trying to blend industrial and modern with their typefaces, but it seems clunky on an otherwise crisp jersey.
The hat seems like another miss as well. The “414” for the area code is buried in it and the MKE just doesn’t have the pop that it seems it should. The font doesn’t seem to go with the jersey.
OK, those are the negatives. Let’s turn to some of the positives with the uniform overall, including the yellow and white piping on the sleeve that represents the foamy head of a beer. After all, these are the Brewers so this is a nice touch and immediately jumped to me out when I first saw the uniforms.
Also jumping out is the barbecue grill with the baseball stitching on it that is on the sleeve. It’s hard to think about Milwaukee without some tailgating and brats sizzling, so well done on that front. It really makes me wonder what the grill would have looked like on the hat had the Brewers decided to ditch the MKE from there and be content with it on the lettermark. Leaving the MKE on the lettermark near the bottom of the jersey and working something else on to the hat would have made sense, it seems.
Also, why is there no cheese anywhere on this uniform? Sure, the Green Bay Packers may have that market cornered, but some kind of nod somewhere would have been appropriate. After all, if you’re going to have a grill and some beer, some Wisconsin cheese just makes sense.
Overall, there were some things that are great about the uniform (which you can learn more about the details here), but there was also plenty of room for improvement. Let’s give it a B-minus as a whole.
How would you grade Milwaukee’s new City Connect uniforms? What did you like about the look or not? Let us know in the comments section below.