Pete's Brewing Company

Pete's Brewing Company was founded by homebrewer Pete Slosberg and Mark Bronder in 1986. Its major product line was Pete's Wicked Ale, an American Brown Ale that is 5.3% alcohol by volume. The company was acquired by the Gambrinus Company in 1998, a company that owns the Spoetzl Brewery in Texas, the Bridgeport Brewery in Oregon and the Trumer Brauerei in Berkeley. In 2004, Pete's Brewing Company was number 42 in America for sales by volume.[1]

Pete's Brewing Company
Pete's Wicked Ale
LocationSan Antonio, Texas, USA
Opened1986
Closed2011
Owned byThe Gambrinus Company
Active beers
Name Type
Pete's Wicked Ale American brown ale
Strawberry Blonde Golden lager
Rally Cap Ale Ale
Wanderlust Cream Ale Cream ale

Brand discontinuation

Pete's Wicked Ales's brand owner, The Gambrinus Company, discontinued the Pete's Wicked Ale brand in 2011, sending letters to their distributors citing "rapidly declining sales volumes".[2]

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-04-05. Retrieved 2006-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Gambrinus Discontinues Pete's Wicked Ales". February 2011.
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