Brewery
Unclaimed profileWest Sixth Brewing
Lexington, KY · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
West Sixth Brewing brews a wide variety of beers, cans upwards of 30 throughout the year, and releases countless bottles shared across taprooms Louisville, and Frankfort. The beer range covers IPAs, sours, amber, stout, and seasonal options, with flights available for sampling and fresh draft noted. Named stouts include Magic Beans Coffee Stout and the barrel-aged Kentucky Coffee. Cocktails are a small selection, with a seasonal apple cider bourbon slushy earning a specific mention.
- What should I order?
- Start with the Magic Beans Coffee Stout for its layered roasted barley, chocolate, Midnight Wheat, flaked oats, caramel, and added coffee. Kentucky Coffee, the 8.2% ABV barrel-aged coffee stout with vanilla, lactose, and Kentucky bourbon character, is the other standout. A flight is a practical way to compare the range before committing to a full pour.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Beer drinkers who want a broad, production-scale range with flights for sampling and fresh draft will find plenty to work through. Anyone seeking a barrel-aged or coffee-forward stout has two specific named options. The small cocktail selection, including a seasonal apple cider bourbon slushy, suits those who want a single alternative to beer.
- When should I go?
- Flights make a visit useful for comparing several beers in one stop. The seasonal apple cider bourbon slushy is a limited offering, so it is worth checking when it is available.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The scale sets it apart: upward of 30 beers canned each year, countless bottles released, and taprooms in three cities. Two named coffee stouts, Magic Beans and the barrel-aged Kentucky Coffee, give the program specific depth. Sixth for a Cause Foundation ties some releases, including Pay it Forward Cocoa Porter, to non-profit support.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
A small selection of cocktails is mentioned, with a seasonal apple cider bourbon slushy as the one specifically enjoyed option. This is a light, secondary part of the program rather than a full cocktail list.
Menu strengths
- — A small selection of cocktails is mentioned.; One reviewer specifically enjoyed a seasonal apple cider bourbon slushy.
Standout selections
- — Apple cider bourbon slushy, a seasonal cocktail specifically enjoyed by a reviewer.
Beer
A wide variety of beers is brewed, with upward of 30 canned throughout the year and countless bottles released across taprooms Louisville, and Frankfort. IPAs, sours, amber, stout, and seasonal options are noted, with flights for sampling and fresh draft. Magic Beans Coffee Stout and Kentucky Coffee anchor the named range.
Menu strengths
- — Cans upwards of 30 beers throughout the year with countless bottles released across three taprooms.
- — Reviewers highlight a wide variety including IPAs, sours, amber, stout, and seasonal options, with flights available and fresh draft noted.
- — Sixth for a Cause Foundation supports non-profits through programs including Pay it Forward Cocoa Porter, Sixth for a Cause, Wooden Nickel, and Pedaling for a Purpose.
Standout selections
- — Magic Beans Coffee Stout, a 7.2% ABV stout with Magnum and Liberty hops, roasted barley, chocolate, Midnight Wheat, flaked oats, caramel, and added coffee.
- — Kentucky Coffee, an 8.2% ABV barrel-aged coffee stout with vanilla, lactose, and Kentucky bourbon character.
- — Cerveza with Lime, a community-reported beer.; Lemongrass American Wheat, a community-reported beer.
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