Royal Bee

Name: Royal Bee
Brand: Drekker Brewing Company
Rating: 3.91 (143 reviews)

Drekker Brewing Company

Fargo, ND

Tavour Rating

3.91

Style

IPA - Imperial / Double New England

ABV

8.0%

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About This Beer

Do you ever wonder what worker bees really think of the queen? I’m assuming it’s a little less than matriarchal, seeing as how the queen bee isn’t actually ruling the hive. Bees are democratic by nature, and the queen, well, she’s kind of just a figurehead at this point. It’s all very English.

The whole hive situation would be UK tabloid fodder if it weren’t for the delicious results — honey! And the imaginative craft crew at Drekker have loaded tons of the golden, sticky stuff into their Royal Bee DIPA!

Tasting Notes

To craft this U.S. Open Beer Championships medal-winning Honey Cream IPA, the brewers packed Magnum, Hallertau Blanc, Ekuanot, and Mosaic Hops into a pillowy soft body loaded with oats! The resulting Hazy base of piney resin and bright citrus is then drizzled in local honey to brighten the hoppiness. Rounding off the edges is a heavy dose of lactose, wrapping the brew in a creamy finish.

Even a dour queen of dankness would buzz at a hopbomb like this, especially as the 8% ABV kicks in!

Hoppy Sweet Creamy Pillowy Citrusy Piney

Noteworthy Ingredients

Lactose Mosaic Hops Honey Hallertau Blanc Hops Ekuanot Hops Magnum Hops

Reviews

3.91

143 Ratings

BrettGerlich

4.25

Smooth and drinkable.

DaBears219

4.25

Smooth, perfect hopy and honey taste

Bmeeker

4.5

Sweet and hoppy. Very good honey ipa!

DANKYBREW

4.0

Honey really comes out. Nice

wendy10

4.25

Pretty good. Just a little sweet so nice balance.

terry688

4.25

Drekker does it again!!! This tasty honey cream DIPA is just what I thought it would be. Delicious!!! Hits on all facets of flavors. Little head as is in most high abv brews. Nice lacing. Beautiful hazy amber color. The smell is honey for sure. Juice for days. Well balanced hops from start to finish. The 8% abv well disguised in this super brew.

pheonixcaldwell

4.0

Solid flavor. Honey aftertones. Very good

patrick3503

4.0

Good double but I don’t taste any honey. Maybe the next can ? This one was sticky so I guess the honey is on the outside. Very tasty the second time!

Stoutymofo

4.0

Full of that sweet honey flavor.

LadyVos

4.0

Nice amount of sweetness, strong floral hop flavor that isn't diminished to much by the lactose just lightly mellowed

jeremy3421

3.5

Not sure if the can is damaged or not but this is pretty good. Not the best as it’s finish is not supper clean. But not bad also.

mdunlop1

4.0

There was an off flavor and bad aftertaste. Not sure if the beer was bad or a bad batch

nathan2223

4.25

Solid flavor. Very good!

laramie11

4.25

Thoroughly impressed by this beer. Honey is present, but not overwhelming. Gives the beer a creamy profile, yet the hops still shine through

Mykool

3.0

seam had leaked so it was flat.

james36

2.5

the can itself was defective so I can’t really give the beer an honest review but I love the label design lol

scott3061

3.0

This is off the mark. I’ve had NEIPA with honey and could still taste the hops. Disappointed

Rustgood

3.75

Nice honey start; but an odd finish. Aroma was incredible, taste was just a bit off

BeefyG

4.0

Creamy and dank

RyanW

4.0

Just a hint of honey

richard2073

4.0

great honey flavor

thomas3815

4.0

You can definitely taste the honey

Zambie

4.25

Very delicious, sweet IPA. I’m a sucker for honey.

ChicagoCascade

4.5

Citrusy nose. Pours hazy golden w/decent head. Smooth, slightly creamy mouthfeel. Complex hop profile w/grapefruit, orange, juniper & lemongrass. Honey & lactose balances hoppy bitterness but doesn’t mask it. Really nice!

jeffrey1536

5.0

sweet

Tismedo

1.0

my cans had defects. all flat ☹

jrelius

4.0

Sweet and smooth!

matthew7557

3.5

nice

jenelle12

3.0

Not their best. Good but that’s it

KingNino

5.0

how can you say no.. honey.. Alaska.. yes please

brandon3777

3.0

I feel embarrassed giving this beer three stars

Ramrowe710

5.0

love seeing an ipa out of these guys. super smooth and drinkable

cody2509

4.0

well balanced notes of honey and not too overwhelming with hops

BeerDrinknCopper

4.0

sweet honey taste

nick3087

4.0

Drekker delivers a solid double ipa

JPT13RIOT

3.25

i had hoped for something a bit more fuzzy and with a sting. not bad though- certainly worth trying.

ucharlesla

4.25

very floral and polleny

Kungfuraven6192

4.0

honey is present, creamy for sure, but probably should have not drank this directly after a stout

jacob5512

4.5

Wow! this one really did it for me. creamy, smooth, hoppy, sweet. a delight!