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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Lean, clean and dry, pleasant pithy citrus, peach and a purity accents, lemon peel, soft butter straw, sun-kissed pine needles. Lightly minerally. Some pale biscuits. Highly drinkable.
Tried
from Can
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 15 Dec 2025
at 18:04
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at home, from HOTM online, 14/12/2025.
Hazed golden orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, herb, straw, grains.
Taste comprises orange peel, melon, earthy fruit rinds, biscuit crumb, hedgerow.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with mellow leafy hop bitterness.
Decent green hop affair but not sharing the love others seem to hold for it.
Hazed golden orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, herb, straw, grains.
Taste comprises orange peel, melon, earthy fruit rinds, biscuit crumb, hedgerow.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with mellow leafy hop bitterness.
Decent green hop affair but not sharing the love others seem to hold for it.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2025
at 16:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
(Draft at Akkurat, Stockholm, 13 Sep 2025) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of citrus, grapefruit, grass and a touch of elferflower. Fruity, hoppy taste with citrus, grass, lemon peel, elderflower, white bread and a balanced citric/herbal bitterness. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Fresh and hoppy. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Akkurat
on 11 Dec 2025
at 21:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Mother Arch iii, 10/12/2025.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is citric zest, lime nip, grass, soft malts.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, lemon rind, melon, tangerine.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy hop bitterness.
Decent enough sessioner but I perhaps expected a little more.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is citric zest, lime nip, grass, soft malts.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, lemon rind, melon, tangerine.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy hop bitterness.
Decent enough sessioner but I perhaps expected a little more.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2025
at 00:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at 73 Enid Street, 10/12/2025
Deep chestnut brown topped with a beige head.
Nose is toffee, sweet edged fruit esters, toasted brown sugars.
Taste comprises fruit cake mix, toffee, figs, dates, sugars, sultanas, light herb.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy bock.
Deep chestnut brown topped with a beige head.
Nose is toffee, sweet edged fruit esters, toasted brown sugars.
Taste comprises fruit cake mix, toffee, figs, dates, sugars, sultanas, light herb.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy bock.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2025
at 00:00
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Can from Against The Grain. Hazy deep amber body with a thick off-white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of toffee and earth. Flavour of caramel and roasted malt. Medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. This is tasty - it’s very easy drinking and soft.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2025
at 07:51
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
cask at cloisters ...liggt golden yellow ...soft sweet fruit ..long soft fruit ..Light dry floral fruit
Tried
on 02 Dec 2025
at 15:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thin off white head.
Sharp aroma
Earthy, herbal, hedgerow berries & medicinal tastes with a tart finish.
Sharp aroma
Earthy, herbal, hedgerow berries & medicinal tastes with a tart finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Salt Horse Beer Bar
on 30 Nov 2025
at 10:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Loose white head on an pale golden coloured body.
Lime, zesty & Saison-ish aroma.
Medium to thin bodied, sharp with a cloying back.
Lime, lemon, herbal, grain & bready tastes with a bitter finish.
Excellent low ABV quaffer.
Lime, zesty & Saison-ish aroma.
Medium to thin bodied, sharp with a cloying back.
Lime, lemon, herbal, grain & bready tastes with a bitter finish.
Excellent low ABV quaffer.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Nov 2025
at 18:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Gorgeous glowing pour. Moderate sweetness, toasted caramel, bready malts, toffee, nips of earthy hop, a hint of vanilla. Really well balanced. One of the most drinkable doppelbocks I can recall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cock Tavern
on 20 Nov 2025
at 20:32