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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the source. Cloudy orange yellow color. Aroma of barnyard citrus. Taste has funky orange peel, rising bread dough. Tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Nov 2014
at 09:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Hazy golden color, bright white head. Aroma of lightly spiced bread. Taste is sweet, bready, subtle spice. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Nov 2014
at 09:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
In the can @ home. Pours a hazy golden orange appearance with an off white head. Fairly spicy nose with some green herbs and mint. Lemon citrus and herbal notes as well. Medium light body. Flavor has some coconut, vanilla, birthday cake, lemon, and orange citrus. Medium light sweetness. Low bitterness. Not a bad brew.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Nov 2014
at 17:59
7/10
Tried
on 02 Oct 2014
at 20:44
6/10
Tried
on 26 Sep 2014
at 22:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can thanks to drfabulous! Pours hazy butterscotch, small off white head that dissipates to a ring and leaves decent lacing. Aroma is certainly wheaty, a bit of lemon, almost lemon drops. Flavor is lemony wheat with some herbal notes that comes from the lemongrass I guess. Some initial sweetness that quickly transitions to a medium herbal bitter. Medium body, a bit creamy in the mouth. Lingering bitterness. I enjoyed this one.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Aug 2014
at 12:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can thanks to drfabulous! Pours hazy amber with a small beige head that dissipates fairly quickly leaving good lacing. Aroma is caramel, bread, pine. Flavor is medium sweet, light bitter, bready and nutty, with just a touch of metal on the finish. Medium body. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2014
at 18:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(tap) clear very dark brown colour with a small brown head; aroma of cocoa; balanced, dry flavour with a long light bitter finsih
Tried
from Draft
on 01 May 2014
at 14:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(tap) clear amber colour with a small white head; aroma of sourness, funk; balanced flavour with a long light bitter finish; a saison - maybe - IPA not so much
Tried
from Draft
on 01 May 2014
at 14:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Yeasty, salty lemon and wheat malt aroma - yeasty bread aroma builds as it warms. Cloudy pale yellow with moderate head. Salty tart lactic lemon and wheat malt flavor. Refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Apr 2014
at 10:47