Four Peaks Brewing is celebrating 30 years of brewing in Arizona by raising a pint to the beer that helped put the brewery on the map: Kilt Lifter.

First brewed in the early days of the company, Kilt Lifter has grown from a small-batch experiment into one of the most recognizable beers in the Southwest. Over the past three decades, Four Peaks has sold more than 800,000 barrels of Kilt Lifter, equal to more than 200 million 16-ounce pints poured across bars, patios and ballparks.

For many drinkers across Arizona and neighboring states, Kilt Lifter was their first introduction to craft beer. Today, it remains one of the most successful amber ales in the United States and was the #1 local craft beer sold in Arizona in 2025.

"This milestone is about more than beer. It's about the people who've supported us since the beginning," said Trevor Needle, marketing director at Four Peaks Brewing. "From our earliest days at the 8th Street Pub to today, we're grateful to craft beer lovers everywhere for making Four Peaks part of their story."

Four Peaks Brewing was founded in 1995 by Andy Ingram, Jim Scussel and Randy Schultz and opened to the public in 1996 inside a late 1800's creamery and ice factory building in Tempe, Arizona.

At the time, Arizona had only seven breweries. Today, the state has more than 120, with Four Peaks widely recognized as one of the pioneers that helped shape the region's craft beer culture.