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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.
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.
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask, handpump at The Shoulder of Mutton, Wantage, Oxfordshire, Wednesday 12th September 2012 Pours dark amber, quite thick and heavy in the mouth. Chewy, fruity beer with a mid bitterness. Quite a big beer in terms of abv but not that impressive imho. A6 A3 T6 P3 Ov11 2.9
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2012
at 21:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 09 Sep 2012
at 06:25
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
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, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, moderate hoppy, citrus, grass, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111020]
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2012
at 09:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On gravity at the Volunteer, Bristol 30/6/2012. Opaque and near black in colour, with a slight, off-white head. Big, bitter chocolate and dark fruit aroma with a pleasant, roasted edge. Flavour had more chocolate, some black coffee and a dry finish with a slight lactose tang. Excellent.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2012
at 11:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On gravity at the Volunteer, Bristol 30/6/2012. Copper coloured with an off-white head. Sweet, caramel and citrus fruit aroma. Flavour had more sweet malts, with a hint of marmalade and short, bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2012
at 11:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask in bow ... deep brown ... thin tan head ... soft toffee roast ... light creamy malt nose ... soft mellow toffee malts ... quite creamy ... little bitter puff candu ... not rounded or roasty enough for me
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jul 2012
at 04:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at CBC during my birthday, London. Pours dark brown with a fine tan head. Light roast in the nose, some dark bread and dark candy. Light to medium sweet flavor with dark roast, burnt toast, dark sugar, very faint burnt caramel. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Mild roast in the finish with a slight lacto sweetness, some cocoa and burnt sugar. Nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2012
at 09:53
6.5/10
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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
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2012
at 11:19
8.1/10
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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.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2012
at 06:42
7.5/10
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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.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2012
at 06:05