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.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Tangled Up IPA from Blue Bee Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
cask at craft ... copper ... light smokeked malt nose ... sweet malts ... soft sweet toffee malt ... lightt bitter
lad_newton (4207) reviewed Lustin' For Stout from Blue Bee Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Cask at the Craft Beer Co, London on 31st March 2012. Rich roasty aroma. Liquid is medium thick bodied with coffee, lemongrasss, smoky touches and chicory. These notes all sit well with one another. Slight asltiness. Aftertaste has many of these attributes with a bitter note in addition. Saline mouthfeel - unusual for a stout but enjoyable anyway. 7/4/8/5/18 _________________________________________________________ Re-rating February 2016: Cask at the Hillsborough Hotel, Sheffield on 19th February 2016. Black-sepia with pale tan shallow lacing foam. Fine roast malt aroma. Rich and intense roasted malt in-mouth with touches of smoke and nuttiness. Nutty, bitter finish. Fair-bodied with a full engaging texture. Exquisite.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Lustin' For Stout from Blue Bee Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Half pint: gravity poured at a beerfest in The George Inn, Eccleshall (April 2012). Dark brown, almost black in fact: cream head in colour and texture, looked fine. Smell was all burnt and toasted/roasted malts; without any sweetness. We are talking black coffee and bitter dark chocolate here. These aromas carry on into the taste, a rich blend of dry maltiness hits your tongue. Good beer to finish the night on: sadly I had another two pubs to visit, one of which was also having a beerfest.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Lustin' For Stout from Blue Bee Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cadk at Craft at Leighton birthday. Very dark ruby brown thin beige. Ok beer its fine. Roasty and juicy then dry. Some hop sting on finish. Its good. But i just dont like stouts anymore.
lad_newton (4207) reviewed Nectar Pale from Blue Bee Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at CPK, Pimlico, London on 9th March 2012. Hazy amber with short-lived non-lacing offwhite foam. Malty, sweet light aroma. Grassy hoppiness and some background floral fruitiness in-mouth; late bitter kick leading to a dryish finish with peach and berry notes. Light, smooth and velvety texture.
Culchiem (6598) reviewed Nectar Pale from Blue Bee Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at Cask and Kitchen London. Golden with a thin head. Dry bitter hop aroma and flavour with some fruit. A bit bland.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Nectar Pale from Blue Bee Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask handpull at Rutland Arms Sheffield. Mid gold lasting white head. Quite a full tasty golden ale. Had enough today to tell the difference. This is decent. Very drinkable. Yep tasty. Really got my tired palate going. Still a Hophead me 2 but a good one
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Techmophobeer from Blue Bee Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask handpull at Gardeners Rest Sheffield. Now this is odd. Its either amazing or off. If its amazing then it has a sour dark fruit bacon edge to it. If this is off then its on the turn. I like to think the former. Some sting on finish. Pretty good.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Nectar Pale from Blue Bee Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ Rutland Arms, 86 Brown Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S1 2BS.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, pale malt, fruity, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111020]
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Red, White And Blue from Blue Bee Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
cask at stockport beer fesival ... golden yellow ... soft light waxy lemon nose ... light sweet fruits ... soft fruits ... lots of lemon ... little waxy .. decent