Brewery Profile

Four Peaks Brewing Company

A visit to Tempe’s 8th Street Pub puts visitors at the original pub of Four Peaks Brewing Company, inside a historic building that is about 130 years old. Before it became the brewery’s primary location, the structure served as both a creamery and an ice factory, giving the room a built-in sense of local industrial history. For travelers exploring Tempe’s beer scene, the appeal is partly that the brewery is not separated from the city’s older working landscape; the beer is served in a place that had another life long before craft beer became a reason to visit. Walking in, a visitor should expect a functioning brewpub rather than a small tasting counter: beer service, a rotating menu of specialty beers, and standard pub fare are all part of the experience.

Travelers in Arizona often look for brewery stops that can fit around warm-weather sightseeing, university-area visits, sporting events, or a broader Phoenix-area itinerary. This pub suits that kind of stop because it combines a meal with the chance to sample whatever specialty beers are on rotation at the time. The known focus is not a single fixed style or a narrow format, but a changing beer menu, so the experience depends on the day’s offerings. For beer-focused visitors, that means the main reason to stop is to see what Four Peaks is currently pouring at its original Tempe pub. For less specialized visitors, it works as a casual brewpub meal in a building with a clear backstory.

Because the beer list rotates, the taproom is the place to confirm the day’s pours before deciding what to order. Visitors should also expect the food side to resemble a standard pub menu rather than a limited snack program, since the 8th Street Pub operates as a full brewpub. Details such as reservations, tour availability, parking, hours, private events, and any age or seating policies should be checked directly with the brewery, since those can change and are not established here. The most reliable plan is to treat the stop as a visit to Four Peaks’ original Tempe home: go for the historic setting, the rotating specialty beers, and a straightforward pub meal in the same place.

Four Peaks Brewing Company established its original pub, the 8th Street Pub, within a historic structure in Tempe, Arizona. The building itself is approximately 130 years old and previously functioned as both a creamery and an ice factory before being converted into the brewery's primary location. This site serves as a central point for the production and serving of Four Peaks' specialty beers, which are frequently rotated. In addition to the rotating beer menu, the 8th Street Pub operates as a full brewpub, offering a selection of standard pub fare.

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1340 E 8th St, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA, Tempe, Arizona, 85281

Phone: 480-303-9967

Website: https://www.fourpeaks.com/8th-street-pub

Hours: Mon - Thurs: 11am - 10pm Friday: 11am - 11pm Saturday: 9am - 11pm Sunday 9am - 10pm BRUNCH HOURS Sat - Sun: 10am - 1pm