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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO.___)*
PETE'S BREWING COMPANY
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
584Y0
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(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 584Y0 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
O'Rourke Investment Corporation 94-2698159
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 759,783
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH --------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH 759,783
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(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
759,783
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.1%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
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CUSIP NO. 584Y0 13G Page 3 of 5 Pages
ITEM 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: PETE'S BREWING COMPANY
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
514 High Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: O'ROURKE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
12530 Saratoga Ave.
Saratoga, CA 95070
(c) Citizenship:
California
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common
(e) CUSIP Number: 584Y0
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b),OR 13d-2(b)
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Company Investment Act
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund, see section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 759,783
(b) Percent of Class: 7.1%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 759,783
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 759,783
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
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CUSIP NO. 584Y0 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the class of securities,
check the following [ ]
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
Not Applicable
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY
Not Applicable
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Not Applicable
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
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CUSIP NO. 584Y0 13G Page 5 of 5 Pages
ITEM 10.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course
of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
of changing or influncing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
2/97
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Date
/s/ Brian O'Rourke
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Signature
Brian O'Rourke, its Secretary
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