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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft pour at West Sixth NuLu. Poured a very clear yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was pleasant floral hops, some light hop juice. Flavor was crisp, tasty, easy to drink. Light pine and citrus. Pleasant.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2021 at 16:52

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft pour at West Sixth NuLu. Poured a poured a nice, mostly clear red-hued orange color with a small white head. Aroma was some orange peel, malts, with a touch of rye. Flavor was similar, sweet malts, mild rye spice. Rye was more subtle than some other in this style, which was pleasant.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2021 at 16:39

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Draft pour at West Sixth NuLu. Poured a dark amber color with a medium white head. Aroma was big malt notes, sweet. Light herbal hops. Sweet finish.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2021 at 16:34

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Draft pour at West Sixth NuLu. Poured a very slight hazy yellow color with a big white head. Aroma was big corn, sweet grain, crisp, floral hops. Flavor was pleasant corn. Clean. Crisp. Really nicely executed lager.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2021 at 16:32

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft pour at West Sixth NuLu, Louisville. Poured a hazy orange color with a small white head. Aroma was big citrus notes, big juicy. Flavor was delicious, citrus fruits, with not a lot of bitterness at all.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2021 at 05:23

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft pour at West Sixth NuLu, Louisville. Poured a classic IPA color - kind of orange amber with a small very off-white head. Aroma was big juicy notes. Big old-school notes. Liked the malt backing and fresh hops. Perhaps a touch more bitter than I normally like, but this was still quite good for a throwback beer.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2021 at 05:21

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft pour at West Sixth NuLu, Louisville. Poured a slightly hazy dark orange color with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma was big juicy character. Smooth, with some bitterness. Tropical fruit. Really pleasant stuff. Liked it a lot.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2021 at 05:19

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft pour at West Sixth NuLu, Louisville. Poured an orange color with a small white head. Bam, the abv on this one kicked me hard. Probably why I fell asleep by 10 pm while everyone else went out. Juicy. Resin. Bitter.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2021 at 05:17

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft pour at West Sixth NuLu, Louisville. Poured a hazy yellow-orange color with a medium sized white head. Not as hazy as I expected it would have been. Juicy. Mo's little bro. Juicy, smooth citrus fruit. Really easy drinking.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2021 at 05:15

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Draft pour at West Sixth NuLu, Louisville. Poured a hazy yellow-orange color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was big, bold, and delicious. Juicy tropical fruits, with some very light booze to remind you it's almost 9%.
Tried from Draft on 31 Jul 2021 at 05:13