West Sixth Brewing
Regional Brewery
in
Lexington,
Kentucky,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 4 Venues
Established in 2012
Contact
Description
Founded in 2012, we’re a craft microbrewery located in a historic 100-year-old bakery called The Bread Box on West 6th Street in Lexington, Kentucky. We brew and can our beer out of that location, and it’s sold at bars, restaurants, grocery stores, and liquor stores throughout the state of Kentucky (and across the river in Cincinnati, OH). We pride ourselves on the beers that we make and the impact we have on the communities we’re a part of.
We focus our brewing talents on a wide variety of beers – we produce and can styles ranging from our flagship West Sixth IPA, to our Pay it Forward Cocoa Porter. In our taprooms in downtown Lexington, we have 15-20 West Sixth varieties on tap, along with occasional special bottle releases from our Sixfold and Barrel-aged series. Now a team of more than 40, we focus on brewing beers with quality and creativity that we’re proud to serve to our friends, and most importantly, that we like to drink!
That said, we measure our success as a company not just on the beer that we make, but also on our social impact in the communities we’re a part of. We support the direct work of nonprofits in our area through programs like our Pay it Forward program and 6th for a Cause. We are environmentally conscious in everything we do (did you know nationwide, 70% of aluminum is recycled and only 20% of glass is?). And finally, we strive to be an awesome place to work, offering discounted CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) benefits, private staff yoga classes, and employee ownership.
We focus our brewing talents on a wide variety of beers – we produce and can styles ranging from our flagship West Sixth IPA, to our Pay it Forward Cocoa Porter. In our taprooms in downtown Lexington, we have 15-20 West Sixth varieties on tap, along with occasional special bottle releases from our Sixfold and Barrel-aged series. Now a team of more than 40, we focus on brewing beers with quality and creativity that we’re proud to serve to our friends, and most importantly, that we like to drink!
That said, we measure our success as a company not just on the beer that we make, but also on our social impact in the communities we’re a part of. We support the direct work of nonprofits in our area through programs like our Pay it Forward program and 6th for a Cause. We are environmentally conscious in everything we do (did you know nationwide, 70% of aluminum is recycled and only 20% of glass is?). And finally, we strive to be an awesome place to work, offering discounted CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) benefits, private staff yoga classes, and employee ownership.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft pour at the NuLu location. Poured a nearly pitch black color with a ecru head. Aroma was big roasted chocolate, some herbal hops. Flavor was light roast, chocolate.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2023
at 05:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft pour at the NuLu location. Poured a slightly hazy red color with a very wispy head, just a few bubbles on the edge of the glass. Aroma was big raspberry, with creamy vanilla. Flavor was muted raspberry, with a decent amount of vanilla.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2023
at 05:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft pour at the NuLu location. Poured a clear dark yellow color with a very small white head. Clean, very easy to drink. Pleasant, pre-prohibition lager. Creamy oat, grass. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2023
at 05:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft pour at the NuLu location. Poured a clear yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was light citrus, very pleasant, mild tartness with a little sea breeze. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2023
at 05:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pine, grapefruit peel, orange, and biscuit malt aroma. Golden yellow with large white head. Lightly sweet citrus, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter dry grapefruit peel/pine flavor. Light body.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2023
at 00:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 12 oz can poured into a glass. Black with small light brown head. Aroma is dark chocolate, medium body, medium carbonation, and good lacing. Taste is chocolate, rye, and bourbon.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2023
at 01:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2023
at 18:58
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
tap at brewpub in Nulu. Nice classic IPA - nothing wild, just steady and well made
Tried
from Draft
on 07 May 2023
at 21:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Milk, barley malt, and grass aroma. Pale yellow with nice white head. Lightly sweet creamy barley malt, and mildly bitter grass/fresh hay flavor. Okay body. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2023
at 01:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Orange, apricot, biscuit malt, and grapefruit peel aroma. Golden yellow with large light tan head. Moderately sweet citrus, apricot, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter lemon peel flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2023
at 03:11