Established in 2010, Blue Bee is a small, independently-owned 10-barrel brewery known for producing quality cask ales, with regular distribution across Sheffield and beyond—especially throughout Yorkshire and the East Midlands.
Although one of the smaller breweries in the city, it has a strong local presence, particularly at the renowned Kelham Island Tavern, which shares the same ownership.
Blue Bee is known for its ever-changing specials and frequent collaborations with like-minded breweries.
Their beers often showcase New World hops, with an IPA always available—including the long-running and evolving American 5 Hop Pale Ale, now in its 75th incarnation.
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March Pub of the Month presentation
Nestled in the midst of all the Sheffield Beer Week celebrations around the city was our regular Pub of the Month presentation. March’s worthy winner was the Red Deer on Pitt Street, a veteran of the Sheffield real ale scene which last won the award back in August 2015. The torrid weather might have put…
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Poppy’s Sheffield roundup
At the end of March myself and Dom will be leaving Sheffield to spend some time exploring the beer scenes in Eastern Europe. Unlike many 20-somethings setting up in the city, I’m not from Sheffield nor have I studied at either of its universities. Though I never really thought about this before moving, it is…
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Pub of the Month March 2019
Hidden away behind West Street, the Red Deer on Pitt Street is definitely one of the gems of the City Centre real ale scene. Originally dating from 1825, the pub originally comprised three small rooms with a central bar area. This was opened out in the 1980s and the bar repositioned to provide the present…
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Kelham Island Tavern
A few weeks before Christmas it was announced that Trevor Wraith, landlord of the Kelham Island Tavern, was to retire after 17 years in charge of the multi award-winning pub. Mexborough-born Trevor’s pub career began as a barman before he and friend Philip McKenna took over the Rutland Arms on Brown Street in the early…
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Blue Bee Brewery
We are back into the swing of things after the New Year here at Blue Bee and it’s been a busy start. The first brew of the year was the returning Amarillo IPA (5.0%), this single hopped IPA showcases the American hop’s floral, citrus and orange characteristics beautifully. On the brand new beer front, following…
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Blue Bee Brewery
First of all we’d like to wish a Happy Christmas from everyone at Blue Bee Brewery. Here’s an update of the beers we have been brewing recently… First up we have Citra Session (3.4%), a vegan, single-hopped session oat pale showcasing American Citra hops which impart big flavours of mango and lychee. Oats are added to…
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SCBF44 beer mats on eBay
Four limited edition sets of 12 mint-condition beer mats advertising the 44th annual Steel City Beer Festival (SCBF44) will be auctioned on eBay. On one side of each mat is the SCBF44 logo, with the reverse printed for the sponsor. The logo side, when arranged, produces a large image of the festival poster (see below).…
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Beer mat mania!
Beer mat collectors take note – the Steel City 44 festival beer mats have now been released and should soon start appearing in your local pubs and bars. Like last year, the mats will feature a sponsor’s logo on one side and a section of the official festival poster on the reverse. To get the…
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West Yorkshire
A mid-morning arrival at Huddersfield station (via Wakefield) allowed plenty of time for a cooked breakfast and a half of Clarks (now brewed at Castle Eden) English Pale Ale in The Vulcan before boarding the hourly train for the short ride to the attractive village of Marsden. Sitting outside the Riverhead Brewery Tap (CAMRA Good Beer Guide…
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Blue Bee Brewery
We have been so busy recently we haven’t had time to write updates for Beer Matters, so here’s the first for a while. Back in May we celebrated our 500th brew with Enigma 500 (5.5%) – you should still be able to get some if you are quick. But if you’ve missed that then here’s what…
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Neepsend Brew Co
It’s been a while since we’ve contributed to Beer Matters but that owes more to my lack of organisation than a lack of news as we’ve certainly been busy. We’ve brewed plenty of new beers and brought a few old favourites back in recent weeks and months. Just a few of these include: Godgifu (4.5%), an…
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Meet your new committee
We mentioned last month that following the recent branch AGM, there have been a few changes to the Sheffield & District CAMRA committee. Some people have changed roles, we have a few new faces and others have left. We would like to say thank you to Mick Saxton, Louise Singleton and Mark Boardley for their…
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Pub of the Month March 2018
This month’s Pub of the Month winner, as voted for by our members, is a pub well-known around the Sheffield real ale scene. The Rutland Arms on Brown Street is a city-centre haven for beer drinkers, with seven cask ales on offer (including regulars from local brewery Blue Bee), plus up to two real ciders,…
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Neepsend Brew Co
We’ve had a busy few weeks at Neepsend Brew Co. with a number of exciting things to update you on. Neepsend are getting involved in Sheffield Beer Week in a big way this year and celebrating the collaborative and friendly nature of the beer industry by joining forces with a number of other breweries to…
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Late Night Beers – Part 3
Over the last couple of editions of Beer Matters, we’ve brought you the first two parts of our guide to those pubs and bars serving real ale well into the early hours in Sheffield city centre. Here we have the third and final instalment in the Late Night Beers series: Maida Vale West Street This…
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Blue Bee Brewery
It’s been a busy start to 2018! Firstly, Triple Hop (4.3%) has proven so popular we have added it to our core range. Starting with a personal favorite brew of ours, Born in the USA (6.0%), we dropped the ABV to create this session IPA. Combining three great American hops (Citra, Mosaic and Ekuanot) to…