Burning Sky Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Firle,
East Sussex,
England 🏴
Associated Venue: Burning Sky
Associated Webshop: Burning Sky
Established in 2013
Contact
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.
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.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 5
Overall 7.5
(Draft at Mother Kelly's Bethnal Green, London, 17 July 2026) Hazy golden yellow colour with frothy, white head. Malty, fruity nose with white bread, hay, citrus, lemon peel and herbs. Malty, fruity taste with notes of white bread, hay, herbs, citrus, lemon and a balanced spicy bitterness. Medium body, dry. Hoppy and refreshing, with a good Belgian character. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Mother Kelly’s Tap Room Bethnal Green (E2)
on 11 Aug 2026
at 20:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 31 Jul 2026
at 17:43
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
On tap at The Hope Carshalton. Clear mid brown colour lasting cream head. Yes good doppelbock. I rather liked it. Malty. Sweet. Some nut character. Goodmayes strong lager. Touch of hops on the finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Hope
on 30 Jul 2026
at 16:32
Tried
from Cask
at
Grapes
on 30 Jul 2026
at 11:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pint on cask at the gate house.
Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Nice bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Hazy golden pour. Nice bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 29 Jul 2026
at 16:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Ramsgate brewery tap. ,some hops. Some bitterness. Some pale malt. He is kind of OK. An OK pale ale. Dryish finish. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jul 2026
at 12:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Ramsgate brewery tap. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Good clean apa. Good hops on finish. Good fresh hop flavour. Some bitterness. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jul 2026
at 11:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Tried
on 24 Jul 2026
at 19:53
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap @ Salt Horse, Edinburgh. Light hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and rather hoppy - fruity and citrus. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 240726
Tried
from Draft
at
Salt Horse Beer Bar
on 24 Jul 2026
at 19:52