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 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
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Caramel malt, grass, and orange peel aroma. Amber with moderate off white head. Moderately sweet orange, caramel malt, and mildly bitter orange peel and grass flavor. Good body. Smooth.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2022
at 19:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Peach, orange, wheat malt, and straw aroma. Hazy pale yellow with moderate head. Lightly sweet orange, peach, wheat malt, and lightly bitter straw flavor. Okay body. Pleasant but light.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2022
at 19:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Orange, wheat malt, salt, and straw aroma. Hazy pale yellow with small white head. Moderately sweet orange, wheat malt, mildly salty, and mildly bitter straw flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2022
at 19:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Mejer, Covington, KT. A really solid all rounding American IPA with piney west coast notes and good bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2022
at 01:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a 12 oz can. Pours a clear pale gold with a small white head. Aromas of peach and citrus. Flavors are tart lemon.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2022
at 20:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a 12 oz can. Pours a clear light mahogany with an ecru head. Nutty aroma with some grass. Flavors are moderately sweet caramel with a nice hop balance.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2022
at 02:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a 12 oz can. Pours a cloudy cola brown with a tan head. Aromas of cocoa and toasted grains. Flavors are moderately sweet chocolate and bitter roast coffee.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2022
at 01:50
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 slightly hazy copper with an ecru head. Aromas of pineapple and dank hay. Flavors are moderately bitter citrus.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2022
at 00:59