DAY 8 - Beer that Gives Back

Dark & chocolatey, that's today's flavor profile. This perfect pairing of Cocoa Porter and tabal chocolate is best enjoyed together as a little treat. Our Cocoa Porter is a big and roasty American Porter with Tabal cacao nibs that lend a complimenting chocolate character while also providing a unique mouthfeel. Delicious to pair with a big ol' slab of chocolate for dessert.

In addition to this awesome flavor profile, Pay it Forward Cocoa Porter is a special beer. At West Sixth, one of our core values is giving back to the communities in which we do business. We recently launched our West Sixth for a Cause Foundation with Bluegrass Community Foundation, and we continuously partner with non-profit groups to do Sixth For A Cause and Wooden Nickel happy hours, as well as various charity fundraising events throughout the year. Our Cocoa Porter was an early part of our effort to give back. Six percent of every six-pack sold of PIF Cocoa Porter goes to our current Pay it Forward partner.

We’re currently looking for our next Pay it Forward partner -- if you have a non-profit that you think we should work with, please nominate them at https://www.westsixth.com/pif-nomination.

Additionally, you can find out more about our give back programs at https://www.westsixth.com/the-west-sixth-community For now, enjoy your can of Cocoa Porter and your Tabal chocolate, and consider buying a six pack for a good cause next time you're in the store or taproom! Cheers!

DAY 7 - IPA MVP

That's a big guy. A stovepipe. A tall boy. Whatever you call it, it's 19.2 oz of our flagship IPA! Still Kentucky's best-selling IPA, b-t-dubz.

Our India Pale Ale has citrus as the obvious star. Over the backbone of bready malt and pine stickiness, you will find notes of peaches, lemon zest, dank grassiness, pine needles, and tangerines. Honestly, if you haven't had West Sixth IPA yet, what are you doing? Drink it right. now. This OG flagship keeps our lights on, and our insides hoppy.

In addition to a stovepipe of IPA, today's slot also contains a pop-tote! A super cute & sustainable tag-a-long for your grocery runs, holiday shopping, and of course, your beer runs!

DAY 6 - Adventception

We love including an ornament keepsake in the Advent Boxes! This year's is a little Inception moment - it's a tiny Advent Box!!!

Also in today's slot is one of our most unique beers - Castlewood Black IPA. Our Cascadian Dark Ale, more commonly known as a Black IPA, has a dark and complex malt character balanced by an aggressive citrus and spicy character. This beer is aged on oak to create a more smooth drinking beer.

Personally, I'm a big fan of the can design by Cricket Press, too. It evokes spooky season and pays homage to the beer's namesake, Castlewood Park in Lexington, with an illustration of the Loudon House. We roll this beer out around October each year, so keep an eye out for it! It's the perfect spooky season beer -- and dark & complex enough to carry through to the holidays, too! Throw it in the fridge & sip it soon!

DAY 5 - SIXER DAYYYY!!!

SIXER DAY!! IIIIT'S SIXER DAYYYYYYY! Bet you never could've guessed after all that Sixer swag yesterday 😉 . Sixer Light Lager is the three c's -- clean, crisp, & crushable! At a cool 4.2%, we thought it might be a nice change from the hops & darkness earlier in the box.

In addition to a can of our Sixer beer, we've also included a Sixer matchbox. You are truly going to be decked out in Sixer gear after these last two days. I imagine that tonight you will come home after work to a perfectly chilled Sixer can, that you will then pour into your Sixer can glass. After which, I'm guessing you will light a candle with a match from your sixer matchbox, and then, once you realize this is, in fact, your new favorite beer, you will ceremoniously place the Sixer sticker somewhere visible in your home.

Ok, so, maybe not -- but enjoy, ok? See ya tomorrow!

DAY 4 - Give your liver a break today.

No beer today. We thought your liver might need a little break after that 13 percent-er yesterday. Day 4 is some Sixer swag - a Sixer can glass + a Sixer Sticker! This year, we released our year-round Sixer Light Lager -- our first lager available in both 6 & 12-packs!

With the super cool, vintage-sportswear-inspired design, we thought you would enjoy having a Sixer can glass in the cabinet + a lil something to stick on your laptop/car/phone case to show your Sixer Light Lager/West Sixth pride.

That glass, like all our can glasses, is perfectly sized to fit an entire can of Sixer, or any West Sixth beer! Enjoy your new wares, and we'll see ya back here tomorrow!

DAY 3 - SNACKSSSSS

Happy day 3! This snack size Snake Snack is absolutely precious, imo. If you didn't get your hands on any full-size bottles on Black Friday, you're in luck -- you get to try our delightfully decadent Snake Snack in a teeny tiny advent-sized bottle! We labeled these guys by hand, and we truly did our best with the alignment, but please excuse any wonky labels -- we promise it had everything to do 🐍with how many we labeled, and nothing to do with dipping into the snacks... SPEAKING OF SNACKS!

Snake Snack is a bourbon barrel aged Imperial Stout with cacao nibs, vanilla bean and roasted hazelnuts added. Reminiscent of (trademarked) chocolate-hazelnut treats!

Decadent & boozy at 13% ABV.

DAY 2 - USE A COASTER!

Hey, you're back! How'd you like your Christmas Ale? Today we have something totally different & singularly hoppy.

Day two is a West Sixth 3D Coaster + a can of the recently released Eureka Single Hop. Personally, I'm a big fan of a single-hop IPA, and I think this one will be a crowd-pleaser. It's a big, hop-forward IPA brewed with only one hop variety - called Eureka. You'll get notes of grapefruit, pine, and pineapple that follow through in the flavor. At a cool 7.5% ABV, this guy is highly drinkable, but totally worth sipping.

Once chilled & ready to enjoy, don't forget to use your awesome new coaster! Can't be leaving rings on the furniture, no matter how good the beer (seriously, Santa will know).

DAY 1 - Welcome Adventers!

Welcome, Adventer! I'm so happy you made it to the blog! This blog will serve as your guide on your West Sixth Advent journey. Be sure to bookmark this address to return to each day. Here we will share tidbits, anecdotes, and other things relating to the day's gift! Unless you love spoilers, you'll likely want to open your box first, then head over here for the full experience.

Today's slot contains a welcome note (which I'm guessing if you're here, you read, but if not please do), and a can of our most festive beer of the year -- West Sixth Christmas Ale. Our Christmas Ale is a big and bold Winter Warmer with a dark, sweet, and complex malt character complimented by an array of spices with orange peel, nutmeg, and cinnamon coming to the forefront. Clocks in at a jolly & respectable 9% ABV. If you haven't had it before, you're in for a real treat! Chill it, then crack it open & warm your insides -- we'll see ya tomorrow for day 2!

PSSST...if you post pictures or vidz as you open your advent, please tag us @westsixth on all platforms!!