Burning Sky Brewery

Microbrewery in Firle, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Burning Sky
Associated Webshop: Burning Sky

Established in 2013

Contact
Place Barn, The St, Firle, BN8 6LP, England
Description
Burning Sky, a brewers dream. The dream of a long term brewer with a love of both punchy hop forward pales and of the beautiful Belgian beer tradition. A brewers brewery, we are fortunate to be blessed with a talented team.

Whilst industrial units are convenient, they seldom inspire, so we chose to locate ourselves within the beautiful and inspirational South Downs, occupying refurbished farm buildings in a slightly quirky village. A true farmhouse brewery.

Producing our first beer in the Autumn of 2013, we were rewarded far beyond our expectations – not just with a couple of orders but with Mark being voted ‘Brewer of the Year 2014’ by The Guild of British Beer Writers, and the brewery being named 4th Best New Brewery in the World 2014 by Ratebeer.

Whilst ambitious, we do not wish to grow out of, or beyond the buildings we occupy. Instead we are investing heavily in the areas that we wish to grow in. The first craft brewery in the UK to install oak foudres for ageing beers in, we have just (at the end of 2016), completed the restoration of a Grade 2 listed building to expand upon this and our barrel ageing program. The beginning of 2017 saw us install a bespoke coolship in this space – a traditional vessel used for cooling hot wort. We will be using this to produce spontaneously fermented beers.

And all the while that this goes on, we continue to refine and pay particular attention to our core beers, making sure that we (and you), have something refreshing to relax and dream with at the end of the day.

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7.6/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 9 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Wenlock arms. A almost clear rustic gold yellow coloured pour with a a lasting white froth. Aroma is rustic earthy grains, straw, grass, hedgerow hop fluffy wheat. Flavour is composed of earthy bready grains, pillow wheat, grass, oranre rind, hedgerow hop. Firm grassy bitterness. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, pillowy soft cask condition. Decent drop, lacks a clear direction.
Tried at Wenlock Arms on 10 Jun 2026 at 17:05

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 6th June 2026. Clear gold with shallow, decaying foam and spot lacing. Tropical fruit aroma. Rich citrus zest in-mouth and a sweetened citrus peely finish. Smooth, slightly oily mouthfeel and a full body.
Tried from Cask at Craft Beer Co - Covent Garden on 06 Jun 2026 at 22:58

8.6/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Great ale. Lean and dank. Some lightly salty tropical fruits, subdued pine oils, rindy citrus. Background pale bread sweetness. Soft bitterness. Wildly drinkable sauce.
Tried from Can at Burning Sky on 06 Jun 2026 at 22:39

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Straight-ahead pale ale, no bells and whistles, clean and dry. Some citrus peel accents, dried pale biscuits, a little pine needle, lemon rind, hay. Well balanced, highly drinkable.
Tried from Can at Burning Sky on 06 Jun 2026 at 18:48

8.3/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can at home picked up from Fuss Clube. A translucent golden orange coloured pour with a lasting fluffy white head. Aroma is soft wheaty grains, bready, NZ pithy hop, pissy citrus, background tropicals, orange rind, Flavour is composed of soft fluffy wheat, bready, juicy fruits, opal fruits, pissy nz hop, white grape, spicy citrus. Palate is semi sweet, fluffy, airy carbonation.
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2026 at 20:40

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Delightful brew. Tart, crisp, pleasant lemony twang, low acidity, a little pale wood, soft grassy bitterness. Salty, tangy finish, drying, super clean. Impressive.
Tried from Bottle at Burning Sky on 05 Jun 2026 at 20:13

8/10
Tart cherry and berry. Bright deep pink. Slight earthy dry finish.
Tried from Can from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 05 Jun 2026 at 15:49

8.3/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8
Can from Cornelius. Hazy pale golden body with a white head. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of white candy sticks and melon rind. Flavour of waxed lemon, straw and a hoppy, slightly peppery finish. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Hoppy and well balanced.
Tried from Can from Cornelius on 04 Jun 2026 at 17:53

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Gluten Free. Hazed yellow gold colour, foamy white bubbly head and aroma of tropical fruit, zesty citrus, hops. Taste is sweetish, malty, grain, tangy, with juicy fruit, gooseberry, spicy citrus grapefruit and woody hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried on 04 Jun 2026 at 17:20

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Nice dank gear. Some semi-ripe citrus, gooey pine, tangerines, dabs of marmalade, sun-kissed malty sugars. Mellow piney bitterness. Moreish and very nicely rounded.
Tried from Can at Burning Sky on 03 Jun 2026 at 21:32