Pete's Wicked Ale is a medium-stout brew made by a division of the
August Schell brewing company in
New Ulm,
Minnesota. It is one of the finest of the domestic
pseudo-microbrews to appear in
the late 80's/early 90's. The flavor, while not as dense and rich as some of the imports (
Sheaf Stout comes to mind), is a touch sweeter and nuttier than its
contemporaries.
An interesting bit of trivia -- in California, Pete's was available in two sizes, a standard bottle and a big boy. In Minnesota, I was amazed to find the large bottles did not seem to exist.
Pete's has since been eclipsed by other brews, either more uniform offerings by larger breweries* or quirky individualistic brews from "real" microbreweries.
* Samuel Adams Double Bock