Queen Bee

Arktos Meadery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

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7.24

ABV: 15.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 3

Heed the bee and this queen will lead you to the gods. Our nectar, imbued with the sweet taste of Michigan wild flower honey, fermented, and then aged in custom oak, will transport you to a place only the ancient Greeks have known. Let the complex subtleties of our traditional honey wine bathe your senses in the honorable intentions of the Bee.

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7.5

thorongil (8206) reviewed Queen Bee from Arktos Meadery 1 year ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

(Tap) slightly hazy, bright, pale yellow color with a small white head; aroma of honey; sweet flavor with a long, medium sweet finish

Tried from Draft at Arktos Meadery on 21 Mar 2025 at 22:57

7.9

mcberko (47456) reviewed Queen Bee from Arktos Meadery 6 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Arktos, pours a clear golden, no head. Aroma brings out lots of wildflower honey with some oxidation. Flavour is intensely sweet, with lots of wildflower honey, gentle booze, and floral notes. Really nice honey character here. Very sweet but not cloying. Beautiful slow sipper.

Tried from Draft on 08 Mar 2020 at 04:18

superspak (10160) ticked Queen Bee from Arktos Meadery 10 years ago

Awesome! Light tart lemon/full floral honey sweetness;balanced by vanilla/bourbon/oak/toffee and light-med fruity esters.Very smooth/complex --- Beer merged from original tick of Arktos Queen Bee on 12 May 2016 at 19:13 - Score: 8. Original review text:

Tried on 04 Sep 2015 at 23:44