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.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle thanks to Dr. Silverworm! 4.14.16. Dark brown, large foamy brown head, good retention. Aroma of roasted malts, tobacco, dark chocolate. The taste is dark chocolate, caramel, vanilla, roasted malts. Medium bodied, low carbonation, smooth. NIce beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2016
at 00:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from Scott’s Brots in Aruba. Amber orange pour. Big pine and grapefruit hop nose. Sweet toasted malt with piney hop notes. Caramel malt middle. Spicy hops in finish. A hint of resiny pine in aftertaste.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2016
at 23:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Poured from can dated 5/19/16 thanks drfabulous hazy orange with a nice white head. Aromas of caramel malt prevail with notes of citrus and resin. Taste is caramel some citrus and hops. Again would he better fresher.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Aug 2016
at 21:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Poured from can dated 5/31/16 thanks drfabulous hazy orange with a nice white head. Aromas of caramel malt some citrus and hop. Taste is overly caramel some citrus and lingering hop bitterness. I am sure this was good fresher.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Aug 2016
at 21:05
4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2
RBSG2016 grand tasting. Sweet volatile aroma. Big and black. This beer is large and in charge from the start. Its terribly on style for an impy stout. Alarming volatile flavors abound. Over the top and down the hatch. Difficult for a lager lover. Mouth coating whisky soaked brew. What else can be said?
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jul 2016
at 12:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can - pours dark brown tan head - nose/taste of chocolate brownie, coffee and roast - medium body
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2016
at 21:24
8/10
Tried
on 16 Jul 2016
at 14:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can on RBSG Bus. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that diminishes to nothing.The aroma roast, cocoa, marshmallow. Medium body, roast, dark chocolate, bitter finish, very good.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2016
at 14:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can - Dark chocolate and dark roast. Jet black with a nice brown head. Dark sweet roast and some anise with dark chocolate notes. Really nice.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2016
at 14:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
9th June 2016
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Leighton. Can. Almost clear gold beer, no head. Notably flat palate for a canned beer. Light and mildly sweet malts. Spicy pine and spicy floralness. Nice light pineapple and mango. The finish brings bitterish aniseed and a trace of coconut. Tasty, shame about the carbonation.
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Leighton. Can. Almost clear gold beer, no head. Notably flat palate for a canned beer. Light and mildly sweet malts. Spicy pine and spicy floralness. Nice light pineapple and mango. The finish brings bitterish aniseed and a trace of coconut. Tasty, shame about the carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2016
at 02:49