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]
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| Location | San Antonio, Texas, USA | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1986 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2011 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | The Gambrinus Company | ||||||||||
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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]
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-04-05. Retrieved 2006-04-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://brookstonbeerbulletin.com/gambrinus-discontinues-petes-wicked-ales/
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