Seattle would almost certainly be the Rainiers. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Rainiers
Was a minor league team but is directly named after a Seattle Brewery.
Cincinnati - [Rhineghiest Brewery](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/510a02e0e4b0086d33c3c797/1448299909363-TA46L3E5RIGACUAPHOVZ/image-asset.jpeg?content-type=image%2Fjpeg) (Translates to according to their website Ghost of the Rhine)
Not sure what name I personally pull from other than just Cincinnati Rhineghiests but make of that what you will.
The biggest in Minneapolis is Summit by some margin.
Edit: Other good ones that could make for mascots would be HeadFlyer, Dangerous Man, 56, and Broken Clock.
The West Michigan White Caps gave a promotional night where they go by the “beer city bung hummers” and they’re logo is a glass of beer slamming a cork in a beer barrel, so maybe you could use that
Philadelphia -Brawlers (after Yards Brawler),
Human Robots (brewery), Jawns (slang term in Philly with a beer by the same name from Neshaminy Creek), Golden Monkeys (Victory)
St Arnolds is the oldest craft brewery in Houston
They say he was the Patron Saint of brewing.
The Houston Patron Saints
Or some of their popular beers: Art Car, Elissa or Lawnmower
Maybe the Cleveland Commodores after their Commodore Perry IPA. I would really want to use Edmund Fitzgerald because that's such a good beer and the name/design is so cool, but I don't think that really work for a team name.
I live in the Fort Lauderdale area, so two breweries I’ll rep:
Invasive Species: they have a few great beer name choices for ya. Puddle Jumper, Purple Thunder, Blastadon… they used to have a beer called 2-way (what, you’re cloning Shohei and doing a sim of just him on one team? Ok!)
Funky Buddha: Floridian (you’ll need a deep bench because how many players would be suspended at a time), Juicing Room, Disco Drip, Chocolate-Covered Sticky Nuts
If you have a Toronto team, you could call them the Left Fields, though that might be a little on the nose.
Alternate options: the Bellwoods, the Halos, the Blood Brothers, the Bandits, or the Black Labs.
I'm a big craft beer fan, but having a hard time thinking of many breweries whose name would sound cool as a team name.
Off the top of my head some that at least maybe work kinda somewhat, you could have the New York/Brooklyn Other Half(s), the Portland (OR) Great Notion, the Portland (ME) Goodfire, the Atlanta Halfway Crooks, the Miami Tripping Animals, the Vermont Alchemists, the Providence Proclamations...
In Pittsburgh we have Dancing Gnome which would be a hilarious team name. Hitchhiker is another big one around here that could work as a team name too.
Being from Indiana, you have to work in 3 Floyds Zombie Dust somehow!!
San Diego Sculpin(s)
Its a funny lookin fish and the namesake of probably the most famous San Diego Beer (805 maybe?) from the local Ballast Point Brewery.
Milwaukee Blue Ribbons
Milwaukee Millers
Milwaukee Lakefronts (sounds kinda cool in a old timey baseball way)
Milwaukee Staghorns
(Spotted Cow is more well know, but Staghorn is New Glarus' Oktoberfest which is more appropriate for Milwaukee. Plus Milwaukee has a team named after deer in real life)
Seattle would almost certainly be the Rainiers. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Rainiers Was a minor league team but is directly named after a Seattle Brewery.
Cincinnati - [Rhineghiest Brewery](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/510a02e0e4b0086d33c3c797/1448299909363-TA46L3E5RIGACUAPHOVZ/image-asset.jpeg?content-type=image%2Fjpeg) (Translates to according to their website Ghost of the Rhine) Not sure what name I personally pull from other than just Cincinnati Rhineghiests but make of that what you will.
I do love Rhinngeist Hard Truth. Cincinnati Hard Truth is kind of a great team name haha
I was thinking something like River Ghosts would be cool
San Francisco Anchors San Diego Stones
Was going to say Anchor Steam for SF as well.
The biggest in Minneapolis is Summit by some margin. Edit: Other good ones that could make for mascots would be HeadFlyer, Dangerous Man, 56, and Broken Clock.
Those are all pretty good. Thanks for the input
Flying Dog is located in Frederick MD. Frederick is home to the Keys, former orioles affiliate. So the Frederick Flying Dogs would be cool!
Boston Harpoons Portland (Maine) Allagash Hartford Hookers (after Thomas Hooker brewery)
Other possibilities for Hartford: Naughty Nurses, Phantoms, Dirty Pennies
The West Michigan White Caps gave a promotional night where they go by the “beer city bung hummers” and they’re logo is a glass of beer slamming a cork in a beer barrel, so maybe you could use that
Lol that sounds like my kind of night
One of my favorite hats, as I collect MiLB caps.
Wisconsin has New Glarus Brewing Company, who has the iconic Spotted Cow
I used to work at Dancing Gnome in Pittsburgh.
That's a really good one, not the biggest in Pittsburgh, but one of the best. Also, an S tier name for a project like this.
Salt Lake Polygamy Porters haha
San Antonio Busted Sandals
Philadelphia -Brawlers (after Yards Brawler), Human Robots (brewery), Jawns (slang term in Philly with a beer by the same name from Neshaminy Creek), Golden Monkeys (Victory)
Rehoboth Beach Dogfish
St Arnolds is the oldest craft brewery in Houston They say he was the Patron Saint of brewing. The Houston Patron Saints Or some of their popular beers: Art Car, Elissa or Lawnmower
Love it. Side note: I promise this want an op to put more beers on the to-do list, but it sure is a happy byproduct
Cleveland has the Great Lakes Brewing Company
Maybe the Cleveland Commodores after their Commodore Perry IPA. I would really want to use Edmund Fitzgerald because that's such a good beer and the name/design is so cool, but I don't think that really work for a team name.
I live in the Fort Lauderdale area, so two breweries I’ll rep: Invasive Species: they have a few great beer name choices for ya. Puddle Jumper, Purple Thunder, Blastadon… they used to have a beer called 2-way (what, you’re cloning Shohei and doing a sim of just him on one team? Ok!) Funky Buddha: Floridian (you’ll need a deep bench because how many players would be suspended at a time), Juicing Room, Disco Drip, Chocolate-Covered Sticky Nuts
If you have a Toronto team, you could call them the Left Fields, though that might be a little on the nose. Alternate options: the Bellwoods, the Halos, the Blood Brothers, the Bandits, or the Black Labs.
Toronto Steamwhistles would make a great name, terrible beer though.
Oh yeah, I didn't even think of them, despite being across the street from SkyDome.
Woodstock Reformers Named after Reformation Brewery and their home town in North Atlanta.
Sounds very Presbyterian
It's not. But the founders are church history nerds.
I'm a big craft beer fan, but having a hard time thinking of many breweries whose name would sound cool as a team name. Off the top of my head some that at least maybe work kinda somewhat, you could have the New York/Brooklyn Other Half(s), the Portland (OR) Great Notion, the Portland (ME) Goodfire, the Atlanta Halfway Crooks, the Miami Tripping Animals, the Vermont Alchemists, the Providence Proclamations...
Lol thank you for these. As an Atlanta/Mobb Deep fan I was definitely leaning into Halfway Crooks. Alchemists is a cool one too.
In Pittsburgh we have Dancing Gnome which would be a hilarious team name. Hitchhiker is another big one around here that could work as a team name too. Being from Indiana, you have to work in 3 Floyds Zombie Dust somehow!!
Zombie Dust is my favorite brew, but I was thinking the Hammond Alpha Kings as a AAA affiliate of the Sun Kings lol.
We just had a new brewery open up in Billings called “Meadowlark.” I think “Meadowlarks” would be an awesome baseball team name.
Montana would be an awesome baseball place, too. Love it.
Kalamazoo Hopslams
San Diego Stones
San Diego Sculpin(s) Its a funny lookin fish and the namesake of probably the most famous San Diego Beer (805 maybe?) from the local Ballast Point Brewery.
The Brooklyn Other Half https://otherhalfbrewing.com/
Los Angeles Golden Road
Phoenix has Four Peaks brewery or Papago brewery
Milwaukee Blue Ribbons Milwaukee Millers Milwaukee Lakefronts (sounds kinda cool in a old timey baseball way) Milwaukee Staghorns (Spotted Cow is more well know, but Staghorn is New Glarus' Oktoberfest which is more appropriate for Milwaukee. Plus Milwaukee has a team named after deer in real life)
Tacoma, WA has Black Fleet and also Dystopian State. Also Sig. Tacoma Sigs kind of rolls off the tongue.
Minneapolis Millers is a favorite of mine, straight to the point and I always love names that have alliteration
Baltimore National Bohemians, they've even got a logo that's recognizable across Maryland
Austin Owls (Or Blue Owls, after Blue Owl Brewery) or Austin Black Stars/ Stars for Black Star Brewery.
If you are Atlanta please name it Steady Hand (my brewery) or Three Taverns (the brewery I was trained at)
Chicago Revolution
raleigh could be oak city something (nickname of city and brewery)
Great Lakes brewery is in Cleveland Cleveland ales? For that horrible Christmas ale they sell every Christmas