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Pete Slosberg

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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (1951- )
    Founded Pete's Brewing Company
    Original brewer of Pete's Wicked Ale
    Author of the book 'Beer for Pete's Sake'
    Founded Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures

Why he might be annoying:

    He named his businesses and products after himself.
    He was originally interested in making wine.
    His famous beer is flavored with caramel.
    He named his brew 'Wicked' after hearing Bobcat Goldthwait use the word in a stand-up routine.
    He's inspired an entire industry of flavored beers.
    After selling his business, his successors decided to change the ingredients of Pete's Wicked Ale, removing the chocolate malt and adding caramel (2000).
    He developed a brand of chocolates under the name Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures.
    His line of chocolates have cutesy names like 'Berry Berry Dangerous' and 'Nuts So Serious' (similar to Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavors).
    He loved to hear his friends moan when they ate his chocolate.
    He said that the events of September 11th inspired him to expand his business into chocolate (how?).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is one of the most successful microbrewers of the 20th Century, earning as much as $70 million in one year for Pete's Brewing Company.
    He studied at the Columbia University School of Engineering for rocket science and the Culinary Institute of America for chocolate making.
    He is a basketball fanatic.
    He enjoys the camaraderie of fellow microbrewers.
    He was a young executive for Xerox and IBM.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 32 Votes: 65.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 60 Votes: 68.33% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 129 Votes: 46.51% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 167 Votes: 62.87% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 272 Votes: 57.72% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 145 Votes: 62.76% Annoying