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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Tap. Pours clear golden, medium off white head, good lacing. Aroma is grape fruit, aspirin. Flavor is light plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2022
at 23:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap. Pours lightly hazy, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is lemony. Flavor is light sweet. Very light bittter. Grapefruit pith. Light body.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2022
at 23:00
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap. Pours clear pale golden, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is grain, noble hop, a bit of bathroom. Flavor is light sweet, hint of tartness, light plus bitter. Light body.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2022
at 22:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pineapple, orange, pine, biscuit malt, and grapefruit peel. aroma. Hazy golden yellow with large light tan head. Moderately sweet pineapple, orange, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter pine and grapefruit peel flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Nov 2022
at 00:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pineapple, orange, biscuit malt, and grapefruit peel aroma. Hazy golden yellow with giant white head and mild effervescence. Moderately sweet pineapple, orange, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter grapefruit peel and pine flavor. Good body. Nice fruit flavor.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Oct 2022
at 01:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can from Total Wine Lexington Green, 8/19/22. Hazy orange, large frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of resin, lime, mango. Taste is resin, dank, melon, onion, grapefruit. Dry, strong lingering bitterness. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2022
at 00:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Lots of brownie and some bourbon. Dark murky brown pour with decent head. Roast, chocolate. Savor.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2022
at 15:23
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
From a 12 oz can. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Aromas are rice and corn. Flavors are moderately sweet with some hop bitterness present.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2022
at 21:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a 12 oz can. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Aromas of banana. Flavors are moderately sweet malt with considerable bitter hops in the finish. Nice lager.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2022
at 21:00
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Marshmallow, chocolate malt, and hay aroma. Black with small tan head. Very sweet marshmallow, chocolate syrup malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body. Delivers on the s'mores flavor.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2022
at 19:44