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West Sixth Brewing

United States · Known for American Amber Ale · Berliner WeisseWebsite
Known for American Amber Ale · Berliner Weisse

Founded in 2012 by Brady Barlow, Robin Barlow, Ben Self, and Joe Kuosman in a former tyre warehouse on Manchester Street in Lexington. One of Kentucky's most community-focused craft breweries — known for a co-op membership model and using locally sourced ingredients where possible. West Sixth IPA and West Sixth Amber are staples across the state.

3Beers
3Styles
5.4%Avg ABV
2012Founded

Beers by West Sixth Brewing

3 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

West Sixth Brewing brew across 3 style families.

Emerging signature · 3 beers
Amber 1Sour 1IPA 1

Across these 3 beers, 4 notes keep showing up:

hoppy
2 of 3 beers
smooth-drinking
2 of 3 beers
nutty
1 of 3 beers
caramel
1 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Compared with 368 other breweries brewing American Amber Ale, Berliner Weisse and American IPA:

Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for American Amber Ale, Berliner Weisse and American IPAWest Sixth Brewing
in no beersin every beer
smooth-drinking
in 2 of 3 · typical American Amber Ale, Berliner Weisse and American IPA brewery: fewer than 1 in 5
Notably more smooth-drinking than typical.
fruity
in none of their beers · typical American Amber Ale, Berliner Weisse and American IPA brewery: 2 in 5
Absent — the field expects it.
bready
in 2 of 3 · typical American Amber Ale, Berliner Weisse and American IPA brewery: 1 in 5
Notably more bready than typical.
How we measure this

Two thresholds are at work here:

  • The signature list shows notes that recur in at least 6% of this brewery's beers. A low bar — enough to flag a pattern, not high enough to call it an exclusive trait.
  • The peer comparison below shows only notes where this brewery's coverage differs from similar breweries by at least 20 percentage points. A higher bar — enough to call a real difference, not a nudge.

A note can appear on the signature list without appearing in the peer comparison: it recurs here, but similar breweries do the same thing.

Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 46%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 3
beers above the median
#3129
best ranked beer
West Sixth IPA

Their beers place in the Top 46% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About West Sixth Brewing

Founded in 2012 by Brady Barlow, Robin Barlow, Ben Self, and Joe Kuosman in a former tyre warehouse on Manchester Street in Lexington. One of Kentucky's most community-focused craft breweries — known for a co-op membership model and using locally sourced ingredients where possible. West Sixth IPA and West Sixth Amber are staples across the state.

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Location
Lexington · Kentucky · United States
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