Blue Bee Brewery

Microbrewery in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2010

Contact
Unit 29-30 Holland Road Industrial Estate, Sheffield, S3 8AB, England
Description
Blue Bee Brewery is an independent brewery in the heart of the valley of beer in Sheffield, England.

Blue Bee was set up in 2010 by Richard Hough, former head brewer at Abbeydale, who has also done stints at Acorn, Crown, Spire, Raw and Marble. Starting his own brewery allows him to use this invaluable experience on his own terms, creating beers that are noted for “quality, consistency and with a slight addiction factor”. In 2014 the business was acquired by Reet Ale Pubs, which runs three pubs in Sheffield.

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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield - Deep reddish black, tan lacer. Roasted coffee and malts, some dark chocolate, more toasted bitterness to finish. Pretty good.

Tried from Cask at Kelham Island Tavern on 02 Jan 2026 at 17:11


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield - Dark brown body, light tan head. Roasted malt in the nose, slightly too light and bland for my palate. Bit of sweetness, that's it.

Tried from Cask at Kelham Island Tavern on 02 Jan 2026 at 16:48


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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Third of a pint on cask at the Queen.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Cask at Queen (Crafthouse & Kitchen) on 31 Oct 2025 at 09:55


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

At Steel City 49 Festival, Kelham Island - Deepest brown, small white head. Smoky liquorice and sweet roasted malts. Hides ABV well, a little too easy going.

Tried on 17 Oct 2025 at 13:55


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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Sheffield CAMRA Beer Festival 2025, Beer#12. Golden-blonde and hoppy, like many in this series. This one has a very light tropical fruitiness behind the more dominant aforementioned.

Tried from Cask at Steel City Sheffield Beer & Cider Festival (CAMRA) on 17 Oct 2025 at 11:32


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7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sheffield CAMRA Beer Festival 2025, Beer#19. Black-brown mild in colour, but it's a bonafide mild in style. Very light roasted, light sweetness, smooth in texture.

Tried from Cask at Steel City Sheffield Beer & Cider Festival (CAMRA) on 17 Oct 2025 at 04:01


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7

Citrus and tropical

Tried from Cask on 09 Oct 2025 at 12:00


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Hand pulled pint at the Wrekin Inn on 8th October 2025. Black bodied, tanned crust that hung around for a while. Malty, with a coffee and chocolate feel, it's fine and fairly tasty for a 4.3% Porter.

Tried from Cask at Wrekin Inn on 08 Oct 2025 at 16:00


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

Hand pulled half pint in the Pheasant Inn & brewhouse on 11th September 2025. Black bodied, tanned/beige crown. Sweetish strong Mild, liquorice and malts in both the nose and taste, slight fruity bitterness in there too.

Tried from Cask at Pheasant on 11 Sep 2025 at 19:00


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6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half pint on cask at the Leopard.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Cask at The Leopard on 13 Jul 2025 at 07:55