Four Peaks Brewing Company

What Four Peaks Brewing Company does

Four Peaks Brewing Company is a craft brewery founded in 1995 in Tempe, Arizona, currently operating as a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch (Anheuser-Busch, LLC). The company produces a diversified beer portfolio led by its flagship Kilt Lifter Scottish-style amber ale, which represents approximately 60% of total brewery production and has sold over 800,000 barrels cumulatively since its 1996 launch. Additional offerings include core year-round brands (Hop Knot IPA, Wow Wheat, Peach Ale, Golden Lager, 8th Street Bitter, Double Knot, Sunsbru), the Daydream series of hazy/West Coast/tropical IPAs (Hazy, Cosmic, Electric, Island), seasonal releases (Pumpkin Porter, Oktoberfest, Kuhl Beans), and specialty barrel-aged beers (Barrel-Aged Kilt Lifter, Sirius Black). Brewing relies on traditional methods including kettle brewing, multi-interval hopping schedules, and barrel aging in freshly emptied bourbon barrels (notably Four Roses) to produce complex flavor profiles.

The company's go-to-market spans direct-to-consumer brewpub operations, retail/wholesale packaged distribution, and experiential services. It operates three owned venues: the original 8th Street Pub housed in a historic 100-year-old former creamery/ice factory in Tempe, the Wilson Tasting Room & Event Space (up to 125 guests, private events), and the Sky Harbor Pub at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Terminal 4. Packaged beer is distributed across the Southwest U.S. through grocery and convenience channels, including via Instacart for home delivery. Ancillary revenue streams include brewery tours (including seasonal haunted tours at $40/person), a Traveling Kitchen catering operation with per-person packages from $20-$30, and an e-commerce merchandise storefront at shop.fourpeaks.com.

Four Peaks serves adult Arizona and Southwest U.S. consumers seeking locally-brewed craft beer, with secondary customer segments including event organizers, corporate catering buyers, and lifestyle/cause-marketing audiences (e.g., the Joy Bus nonprofit partnership on Wow Wheat, the Bad Birdie golf brand collaboration). Pricing across beer, tours, and catering is unit-based and transaction-driven, with no subscription or contract-based recurring revenue. The company is privately held with no public ticker, has no disclosed funding rounds, and has been recognized with multiple Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup medals, including a 2012 World Beer Cup gold for Sunsbru.

Name

Four Peaks Brewing Company

Legal name

Four Peaks Brewing Company

Website

https://fourpeaks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Four Peaks Brewing Company is a craft brewery founded in 1995 in Tempe, Arizona, owned by Anheuser-Busch, producing flagship Kilt Lifter amber ale and a diversified portfolio of IPAs, seasonal, and barrel-aged beers sold through brewpubs, retail distribution, catering, and events across the Southwest U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA), Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG), Taprooms & Brewpubs (CRANACAF)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Brewpub operations
• Barrel-aged beer
• Brewery tours catering
• Craft beer distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Tempe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Beer Sales (Retail): Direct sales of packaged beer (cans, bottles) and draft beer through retail outlets, grocery stores, and convenience stores across the Southwest. Available in various pack sizes including 6-packs, 12-packs, 15-packs, 24-packs, and individual large-format cans.
2. Brewpub Food & Beverage: On-site dining and drinking at 8th Street Pub in Tempe, offering scratch-made pub fare incorporating Four Peaks brews into dishes, plus full beer menu. Operating hours extend from morning brunch through evening service.
3. Catering & Events: The Four Peaks Traveling Kitchen brings signature 8th Street scratch kitchen to events, with catering options starting at $20 per person for various menu packages. Event booking services for venue rentals at 8th Street Pub and Wilson Tasting Room.
4. Merchandise Sales: Online merchandise store selling t-shirts, long-sleeves, hats, and drinkware through shop.fourpeaks.com.
5. Brewery Tours: Guided brewery tours at the original Tempe location including educational components about brewing process, beer sampling, and behind-the-scenes access. Special event tours including haunted brewery experiences at $40 per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Four Peaks Brewing Company is a craft brewery that produces a diverse portfolio of award-winning beers led by its flagship Kilt Lifter Scottish-style amber ale. The company brews year-round, seasonal, and specialty barrel-aged beers, and operates brewpub venues, a tasting room, an airport pub, a traveling kitchen catering service, and brewery tours across the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona.

Product overview

Four Peaks Brewing Company is a craft brewery based in Tempe, Arizona, founded in 1995, now owned by Anheuser-Busch. The company offers a diverse portfolio of craft beers led by its flagship Kilt Lifter amber ale, alongside seasonal offerings like Pumpkin Porter and Oktoberfest, specialty barrel-aged beers including Barrel Aged Kilt Lifter and Sirius Black, and experimental IPAs in the Daydream series. Beyond beer production, Four Peaks operates multiple venue locations including the original 8th Street Pub in a historic creamery building, the Wilson Tasting Room & Event Space, and Sky Harbor airport pub. The company provides experiential services such as brewery tours, a traveling kitchen catering service, ghost tours, and event booking. Beers are available for purchase through retail locations and online via Instacart.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bad Birdie: A collaborative Juicy Golden Ale with the Bad Birdie golf brand, capturing the essence of a perfect day on the course.
• 8th Street Pub
• Wilson Tasting Room & Event Space

Products and services

• Kilt Lifter Scottish-Style Amber Ale Award-winning flagship Scottish-style amber ale, crafted in the tradition of great strong ales of Scotland. Makes up 60% of brewery production and is the #1 locally made beer in Arizona.
• WOW Wheat American Wheat Ale American-style wheat ale brewed with sweet orange peel and fermented with signature house yeast, featuring bright citrus flavors balanced by a soft wheat body. A percentage of sales benefits The Joy Bus nonprofit.
• Hop Knot India Pale Ale India Pale Ale featuring five American hop varieties — Bravo, Glacier, Liberty, Simcoe, and Cascade — woven into the brewing process at seven different intervals for bold hop flavor with crisp, clean bitterness.
• Hazy Daydream Hazy IPA Hazy IPA brewed with oats and flaked Sonoran White Wheat, dry-hopped twice with Sabro and Mosaic hops for intensely juicy flavors of guava, kiwi, and passionfruit.
• Cosmic Daydream West Coast IPA West Coast IPA built on a crisp Pilsner malt foundation, dry-hopped with Strata, Citra, Motueka, and Sabro hops, featuring notes of tropical fruit, zesty citrus, and whispers of coconut.
• Electric Daydream Imperial IPA Imperial IPA swirling with Azacca and Mosaic hops imparting pineapple and grapefruit flavors, enhanced by flaked oats and wheat with a cloudy body and creamy mouthfeel.
• Island Daydream Tropical IPA Tropical IPA delivering exotic pineapple and passionfruit flavors with bold taste profile at 9.0% ABV.
• Bad Birdie Juicy Golden Ale Juicy Golden Ale created in collaboration with the Bad Birdie golf brand; a crisp and crushable beer with juicy flavor targeting the golf lifestyle.
• WOW Berry Flavored Wheat Ale Flavored wheat ale infused with wild berries, delivering smooth mouthfeel and crisp finish with mellow aroma and berry flavor.
• Peach Ale Golden ale infused with Arizona-grown peaches, delivering peach flavor without sweetness.
• Golden Lager (Munich Helles) Munich Helles lager brewed with celebrated lager yeast for an authentic, elegant flavor.
• Sunsbru Kölsch Kölsch-style beer that is brilliantly clear, bright gold and subtly flavored. Won gold at the World Beer Cup in 2012.
• 8th Street English-Style Best Bitter English-style Best Bitter session ale styled after classic pub ales of England with earthy, floral aroma balanced by caramel malt.
• Double Knot Double IPA Double IPA, the bigger brother of Hop Knot, using more than double the amount of hops with warming maltiness and subtle caramel edge.
• Pumpkin Porter (Seasonal) Porter brewed with pumpkin and spices combining nutmeg, allspice, ground clove, ginger, and pumpkin. An Arizona fall seasonal offering.
• Double Pumpkin Porter (Seasonal) Imperial Pumpkin Porter created in 2014 with increased spices, upped maltiness, and boosted body compared to the original Pumpkin Porter.
• Oktoberfest Festbier (Seasonal) Festbier with elegant malt flavor, a kiss of herbal hops, and a light finish; authentic Munich-style festbier.
• Barrel Aged Kilt Lifter (Specialty) Bourbon barrel-aged Scottish ale aged approximately one year inside freshly emptied Four Roses bourbon barrels, yielding caramel, vanilla, and whiskey notes.
• Sirius Black Russian Imperial Stout (Specialty) Russian Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels, flavored with licorice root and cold-brewed Monsooned Malabar coffee for complex flavors.
• Kuhl Beans Vanilla Coffee Porter (Specialty) Vanilla Coffee Porter cold-steeped with locally roasted Monsooned Malabar coffee beans and infused with fresh Madagascar vanilla beans.
• 8th Street Pub (Brewpub) Original brewpub located inside a 100-year-old former creamery and ice factory at 1340 E 8th St, Tempe, AZ. Full kitchen serving scratch-made pub fare incorporating Four Peaks brews, dine-in, delivery, and pickup.
• Sky Harbor Pub Airport brewpub at Terminal 4, Gate A20 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, featuring a robust beer menu and pub favorites, open daily from 7:30am to 7:30pm.
• Wilson Tasting Room & Event Space Private event venue at 2401 S. Wilson Street, Tempe, AZ 85282, accommodating parties up to 125 people for corporate meetings, wedding rehearsals and receptions, mixers, fundraisers, and holiday functions.
• Brewery Tours Guided tours of the original Four Peaks brewery housed in a 100-year-old former creamery and ice factory, including educational content on the brewing process with sampling. Special themed tours include a Haunted Brewery Tour at $40 per person.
• Traveling Kitchen Catering Full-length trailer kitchen on wheels bringing the signature 8th Street scratch kitchen to events, including chefs and four menu packages ranging from $20 (Just the Apps) to $30 (Now That's BBQ) per person.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800,000+ barrels sold since 1996
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Bad Birdie Golf BrandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborative brand partnership creating Bad Birdie Juicy Golden Ale - a co-branded beer celebrating the golf lifestyle. The beer captures the essence of a perfect day on the course and is available for purchase through badbirdiegolf.com. Joint marketing through golf community events and merchandise collaborations.
• The Joy BusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPhoenix-based nonprofit partnership supporting homebound cancer patients through home-cooked meals and friendly conversation. A percentage of WOW Wheat beer sales goes directly to The Joy Bus, creating a cause-marketing relationship that supports community welfare while promoting beer sales.
• InstacartminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline grocery delivery partnership enabling customers to purchase Four Peaks beer for home delivery through the Instacart platform.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SanTan Brewing Company: Arizona-based craft brewery operating brewpubs and distributing packaged beer across the Southwest. Directly comparable as a fellow Arizona craft pioneer competing for the same regional market and consumer base as Four Peaks.
• Breckenridge Brewery: Colorado craft brewery now owned by AB-InBev, operating a large brewpub and distributing packaged beer regionally. Closely mirrors Four Peaks' combination of flagship amber ale, brewpub hospitality, and AB-backed distribution.
• 10 Barrel Brewing Company: Bend, Oregon craft brewery acquired by AB-InBev, operating brewpubs and broad distribution. Highly comparable as another AB-owned regional craft brand with multi-venue operations and similar go-to-market structure.
• Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company: Arizona craft brewery with brewpub locations and packaged distribution, competing head-to-head with Four Peaks in the Arizona market for tap handles, shelf space, and on-premise consumer visits.
• Elysian Brewing Company: Seattle-based craft brewery acquired by AB-InBev, producing a diverse portfolio of beers with brewpub locations. Comparable on AB ownership structure, multi-SKU portfolio, and brewpub-plus-distribution model.
• Wicked Weed Brewing: Acquired by Anheuser-Busch in 2017, making it a direct comparable in terms of craft brewery operating under AB ownership with both brewpub and distribution businesses, providing a useful benchmark for how Four Peaks may evolve under its parent.

Broad incumbents

• Golden Road Brewing: Los Angeles craft brewery owned by AB-InBev with wide retail distribution and brewpub operations. Comparable as a larger AB-owned craft brand operating at a regional-to-national scale with similar portfolio breadth.
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Company: Independent craft pioneer founded in 1979 with broad US distribution and iconic flagship beers. Comparable to Four Peaks as a craft brewery with a heritage brand and strong flagship identity, though at substantially larger scale.
• Goose Island Beer Company: Chicago craft pioneer acquired by AB-InBev in 2011, now a much larger craft brand within the AB portfolio. Comparable as a higher-scale AB-owned craft brewery with flagship positioning and national distribution.

Others

• BJ's Restaurants: Casual dining restaurant chain with proprietary craft beer program (BJ's Brewhouse). Comparable as a brewpub-adjacent operator running both food service and on-site beer production for a regional Southwestern consumer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fourpeaksbrew

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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