As someone who never had the beer this may be an odd post. I just thought of this beer earlier today and googled it.
I listened to a recent BN podcast with Pete Slosberg as guest. He didn't talk much, they didn't really discuss his brewing experiences much, I think they literally talked about genitalia more than Pete's brewing experiences. Which is possibly the way he wanted it.
Upon researching the beer I found that Pete never owned a brewery, contract brewing his complete line instead. Behind Boston Beer Co in the late 90s it was the largest craft brewery in the nation. Think, bigger than Sierra Nevada, Bells, and Anchor among others!
The link I'm providing below as well as Wikipedia and more provide accurate dates and various pieces of information. To appreciate what I'm about to say you have to know that Pete Slosberg founded his company with a partner in 1986, sold to a conglomerate in 1998, and ceased operations in 2011. Among the more prominent nuggets of information is Slosberg released a statement after the brand was closed down saying the beer he created and others in his portfolio had been shadows of their former selves since shortly after he sold them and they were reformulated.
Below is a pretty good take on the beer late in its life and this whole story of success and failure reads like a gothic novel and warning. Additionally if you google Pete's Wicked Ale clone you can come across the recipe said to be supplied by the company under Slosberg.
http://beersinthehenhouse.blogspot.com/2010/03/not-so-wicked-anymore-petes-wicked-ale.html?m=1
I listened to a recent BN podcast with Pete Slosberg as guest. He didn't talk much, they didn't really discuss his brewing experiences much, I think they literally talked about genitalia more than Pete's brewing experiences. Which is possibly the way he wanted it.
Upon researching the beer I found that Pete never owned a brewery, contract brewing his complete line instead. Behind Boston Beer Co in the late 90s it was the largest craft brewery in the nation. Think, bigger than Sierra Nevada, Bells, and Anchor among others!
The link I'm providing below as well as Wikipedia and more provide accurate dates and various pieces of information. To appreciate what I'm about to say you have to know that Pete Slosberg founded his company with a partner in 1986, sold to a conglomerate in 1998, and ceased operations in 2011. Among the more prominent nuggets of information is Slosberg released a statement after the brand was closed down saying the beer he created and others in his portfolio had been shadows of their former selves since shortly after he sold them and they were reformulated.
Below is a pretty good take on the beer late in its life and this whole story of success and failure reads like a gothic novel and warning. Additionally if you google Pete's Wicked Ale clone you can come across the recipe said to be supplied by the company under Slosberg.
http://beersinthehenhouse.blogspot.com/2010/03/not-so-wicked-anymore-petes-wicked-ale.html?m=1