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.

     Show


7.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft. Grassy orange peel and caramel malt aroma. Hazy golden yellow with moderate head. Moderately sweet orange caramel malt and moderately bitter earthy quinine orange peel flavor. Good body.
Tried from Draft on 20 Jan 2017 at 21:02

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Draft. Catty orange malt and peel aroma. Golden yellow with moderate head. Mildly sweet orange, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter catty pine/grapefruit peel flavor. A very solid low alcohol beer.
Tried from Draft on 20 Jan 2017 at 20:57

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draft. Bourbon, chocolate caramel malt, and light hay aroma. Dark brown with moderate head. Moderately sweet bourbon, maple syrup, caramel malt, and mildly bitter alcohol/hay flavor. Boozy finish.
Tried from Draft on 20 Jan 2017 at 20:53

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft. Chocolate malt and hay aroma. Dark brown with moderate head. Moderately sweet chocolate malt and dry hay flavor. Nice body. Very good.
Tried from Draft on 20 Jan 2017 at 20:51

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can from Discount. Pours a hazy orange with a finger of foam that lingers. Big dank weed nose with some light lemon and punchy citrus. I can’t believe how much nose this has even though it’s a few months old. Light on the palate, but more malt they I expected. Very well done and dank continues on the palate and through the finish. The finish is quite bitter. Impressed the hops held up. Can’t wait to try it fresh this summer. --- Beer merged from original tick of Half-Bite IPA on 11 Jan 2017 at 18:12 - Score: 7. Original review text: Big dank weed nose with some citrus in the background. Light on the palate with lingering hoppy bitterness. A great session for 3.5%.
Tried from Can on 11 Jan 2017 at 21:40

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Mellow. Pours a deep brown to black with a finger of tan foam that lingers then dissipates. Coffee forward nose with some dark chocolate. Light on the palate, but well-rounded. More cacao nib and a bit of peppery rye on the finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Rye Stout on 03 Jan 2017 at 00:16 - Score: 7. Original review text: Tons of chocolate and caramel. Peppery rye finish. Solid!!
Tried from Draft on 03 Jan 2017 at 23:31

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from J’s. Pours a clear light amber with a 2 finger head that lingers. Caramel and malt forward nose with some fresh bread aromas. Clean and light on the palate. Easy drinking, not overly filling. Well executed, but a little light on flavor.
Tried from Can on 31 Dec 2016 at 23:55

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
2015 bomber shared. Pours a murky, cloudy brown with a finger of light tan head that lingers. Chocolate, caramel and tons of gingerbread cookie on the nose. The gingerbread cookie notes just go on and on. Chewy malts, more milk chocolate as it warms. Dark fruit. Soft carbonation. Finishes dry with a bit of dark fruit. Booze is hidden fairly well.
Tried on 26 Dec 2016 at 20:49

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Gambrinus 7 year anniversary. Pours a clear, deep amber color with no head. Big bourbon-forward nose with vanilla, caramel, chocolate and some light toasted coconut. Light-bodied with some heat from the bourbon, more toasted coconut and oak. Finish is boozy with a lingering bourbon heat.
Tried from Draft on 23 Dec 2016 at 13:57

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from Discount. Pours a clearish gold with a finger of foam that dissipates quickly. Clean, crackery nose with big lemongrass aromas. Touch of lemon, lots of lemongrass on the palate. Bitter finish with herbal notes.
Tried from Can on 23 Dec 2016 at 13:28