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Press Club seeks help in branding bottled water
The Milwaukee Press Club seeks a clever name for bottled water to mark the city's 163rd birthday.  
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Published Dec. 2, 2008 at 10:36 a.m.
Tags: milwaukee press club, bottled water

The Milwaukee Press Club is asking OnMilwaukee.com readers to vote to decide the best brand name for a special, limited-edition bottled water celebrating the City of Milwaukee's 163rd Birthday.

The contest launched in October and club officials pared more than 200 suggestions to 15 finalists selected for their creativity and ability to reflect the importance of water as a resource for Milwaukee and the region.

The public can vote for their favorite selection through Friday at milwaukeepressclub.org. Here are the finalists:

Six-packs of the limited supply of bottled water will be
Distributed at the City of Milwaukee's 163rd Birthday Party Jan. 27 and given to Milwaukee Press Club members throughout the year.

The winning name and tagline will also be recognized in the Press Club's magazine.

The finalists include:

  • MKE H20: Better Than Beer
  • Pure Midwest: The Water That Made Milwaukee Famous
  • Brew City Blue: From the Bluetiful Shores of Lake Michigan
  • Blueski: The Next Best Thing on Tap
  • BrewTown Blue: The Foundation of Milwaukee's Fame
  • Milwaukee On Tap: H20 that's pure, clean and refreshing!
  • Lake Effect: It's Cooler by the Lake
  • Great Lakes Gold: From America's Fresh Coast
  • Bubbler Brew: Unparalleled Taste from the City of Bubblers
  • Brew City Blue: The water that made the beer that made
    Milwaukee famous
  • H2 Oh Milwaukee!: Drink It In
  • Fresh20: Same Great Taste; Lots More Technology
  • Brew City Bubbler: Milwaukee's Best Brew
  • Wi-Brew 2-0: Only the best brew from Wisconsin!
    (Pronounced, "We-Brew Two-Oh")

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Posted by vasser on Dec. 3, 2008 at 6:57 p.m. (report)

Dang... And if something is not hip, trendy, or green , why bother doing it! Oh, silly Milwaukee

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Posted by patrickm1964 on Dec. 3, 2008 at 10:54 a.m. (report)

"Bottled" water is out . . . not hip . . . not trendy . . . not green. Way to be behind the times, Milwaukee.

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Posted by arks00 on Dec. 2, 2008 at 2:59 p.m. (report)

damn, there isnt a none of the above option....hm. how about "the Blue Fonz" that seemed to work so far (tongue in cheek)... why not: Water "We have it, you need it"

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Posted by Kstohl1 on Dec. 2, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. (report)

163 years - wait 12 more when it means something. Bottled water? Seriously? What a waste of PR and money. We brew beer, not bottle water.

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Posted by brunocarlson on Dec. 2, 2008 at 2:03 p.m. (report)

Are these it? These are the actual names they plan to consider and vote on?

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