From the folks at West Sixth who live, work, and beer here.
This year, our hometown of Lexington, Kentucky turns 250 years old. That’s a quarter of a millennium! And while we didn’t personally brew beer for all of those years (we’re only 13, baby), we’re proud to be part of this moment and this place.
To celebrate, we’re releasing a special edition of our Pennyrile Pale Ale—the bluest can, and arguably the most Kentucky beer we make. The label, designed by our friends at Cricket Press, features the Lexington skyline and the surrounding horse country in all its glory. We call it the “Cityrile.” And it got us thinking: maybe the best way to show off this can is to show you what Lexington means to us.
So here it is—a deeply unscientific, highly sentimental list of the reasons we love Lexington, straight from our team at West Sixth Lexington.
You can grab the Cityrile can starting [insert date], exclusively in our Lexington taproom.
Cheers to 250. We love you, Lex.
12. Lexington Cemetery
Everyone in this town unironically agrees this is one of the most peaceful, beautiful places in Lexington. Old trees, gorgeous blooms, and somehow always the perfect breeze —it’s our spot for a long walk, reflective moment, or spooky little picnic. It’s a reminder of the past that makes the present feel a little softer.
11. Coffee & Donuts
At West Sixth, we’ve always celebrated this part of our city — from the first batch of our Magic Beans Coffee Stout to our more recent Country Western 13: Baker’s Dozen, Lexington’s donut & coffee legacy gets some good rep in our coolers. Whether you’re sipping a house-roasted espresso or housing a chocolate glazed, we’ve got options. Shoutout to spots like Magic Beans Coffee Roasters (located here at 501 West Sixth St), DV8, North Lime, Coffee Times, and the 294389438 other great local spots for keeping us sugared, caffeinated, and coming back maybe too often.
10. Public Art
Lexington is full of color. Murals, sculptures, painted utility boxes, crosswalks—we put art on everything and we’re proud of it. You can’t walk more than a block without running into something creative, surprising, or Instagrammable. And honestly, we’re better for it.
9. UK Sports
If you live in Lexington, you bleed blue. We pack Rupp, we tailgate at Kroger Field, and we have passionate opinions about starting lineups, coaching strategies, and why it’s never just a rebuilding year. Even if you’re not a sports person, you’ll find yourself yelling at a TV eventually. It’s part of the deal.
8. Keeneland
Keeneland is Kentucky magic. All of us are waiting all year for the spring and fall meets. You get a little dressed up, place a bet that makes no logical sense, eat a hot brown at 10 a.m., and somehow it all feels perfectly normal. It’s less chaotic than Derby, more elegant than it needs to be, and always the best way to spend a Spring or Fall day.
7. City Meets Country
You can be downtown grabbing a beer, and 15 minutes later you’re out by a fence post watching horses trot through foggy fields. That’s Lexington in a nutshell—city culture, country beauty. And sometimes both at once, like when someone in Carhartt walks into the art museum.
6. Nicholasville Road
We hate it. We bond over it. It’s our shared trauma. Everyone in Lexington has detoured half an hour out of their way just to avoid Nicholasville Road at 5pm, and honestly? That’s growth. If you know, you know.
5. Big Blue (the building)
We know the Lexington Financial Center isn’t technically the tallest building in the world… but spiritually? It towers over our skyline and our hearts. It’s taller than the Taj Mahal, Big Ben, and (probably) Spider-Man’s apartment. We said what we said.
4. Woodland Art Fair
We are so proud to be a returning vendor and sponsor of this annual, quintessentially Lexingtonian event. Every August, we willingly go sweat in a crowd of strangers to look at pottery, listen to live music, and buy earrings we didn’t know we needed. Woodland Art Fair is peak Lexington summer: humid, local, full of lemonade, and of course, West Sixth beer. And if you’ve never been, August 16 & 17, 2025 isn’t far away at all — mark your calendars.
3. Downtown Events & Markets
Between the Saturday Farmers Market, parades, pop-ups, and festivals, downtown Lexington knows how to have a good time. Next time you’re at one (Farmer’s Market? Pride? July 4?) We’ll be the ones with the West Sixth tent & vehicle yelling “Need a beer?!” to everyone who walks by.
2. The Craft Beer Scene
We’ve got a great thing going here. Lexington’s — and Kentucky’s — craft beer scene is full of passionate people making excellent beer, and supporting one another while doing it. Whether it’s collabs, festivals, or guest taps, we’re proud to be part of a city that shows up for its brewers. (But yes, we do still have the best IPA. Just saying.)
1. The People
Yeah, the buildings are cool. The horse farms are beautiful. The traffic is bad. But Lexington is Lexington because of the people who live here. The artists, the small biz owners, the teachers, the brewers, the city workers, the weirdos (with love)—y’all are what makes this place home. Thank you for building this city, and for letting us be a small part of it.
Here’s to 250 years of Lexington.
And here’s to what’s next. Come grab a Cityrile and celebrate with us.
