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West Sixth Brewing

🌍 United States · Known for American Amber Ale · Berliner Weisse
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
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West Sixth Amber Ale
American Amber Ale · 5.5%
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West Sixth Berliner
Berliner Weisse · 3.8%
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West Sixth IPA
American IPA · 7%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
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.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Amber 1Sour 1IPA 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 340 other breweries making American Amber Ale 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 and American IPAWest Sixth Brewing
in no beersin every beer
smooth-drinking
in 2 of 3 · typical American Amber Ale 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 and American IPA brewery: 3 in 5
Absent — the field expects it.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, 2 traits still carry through — a broad range makes a shared signature harder to hold.

Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 61%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 3
beers above the median
#1545
best ranked beer
West Sixth Amber Ale

Their beers place in the Top 61% 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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