West Sixth Brewing

Regional Brewery in Lexington, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 2012

Contact
501 W 6th St, #100, Lexington, KY, 40508, United States
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.

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7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap. Pours opaque black, small beige head. Aroma is cocoa, bourbon, hint of vanilla. Flavor is medium sweet, light bitter. Medium body. Tad watery 5,7,7,4,15
Tried from Draft on 08 Sep 2021 at 15:50

8.1/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours opaque black, small tan head, good lacing. Aroma is cocoa, bourbon, hint of vanilla, molasses. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter. Full body. Pretty good.
Tried from Draft on 25 Aug 2021 at 11:57

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Tap. Pours clear amber, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is nutty caramel, malty. Medium sweet, very light bitter. Light body.
Tried from Draft on 25 Aug 2021 at 01:15

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours hazy golden yellow, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is banana, what, hint of lemon. Light body.
Tried from Draft on 25 Aug 2021 at 01:10

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Orange juice, lime, caramel malt, and grapefruit peel aroma. Cloudy amber with moderate head. Moderately sweet earthy orange, lime, caramel malt, and moderately bitter weedy grass flavor. Good body.
Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2021 at 02:45

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Guava, passionfruit, malt, sour orange, and straw aroma. Hazy pale yellow with minimal head. Mildly sweet guava, passionfruit, orange, malt, moderately sour citric acid, and very mildly bitter straw flavor. Good body. Pleasant.
Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2021 at 02:39

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Orange, biscuit malt, and orange peel aroma. Slightly hazy golden yellow with moderate head. Mildly sweet orange, lime, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter orange peel flavor. Okay body.
Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2021 at 02:34

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Orange, peach, coriander, wheat malt, and straw aroma. Hazy golden yellow with moderate head. Lightly sweet orange, coriander, wheat malt, and light bitter straw flavor. Good body. Nice.
Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2021 at 02:30

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Artificial strawberry, malt, and straw aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Moderately sweet strawberry, biscuit malt, and mildly bitter straw flavor. Okay body.
Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2021 at 02:24

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft pour at West Sixth NuLu. Poured a slightly hazy, but mostly clear orange color with a small white head. Aroma was big lemon notes, light tartness. Flavor was light juicy notes, lemon zest, some funky, but subtle yeast.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2021 at 17:06