Burning Sky Brewery

Microbrewery in Firle, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Burning Sky
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Established in 2013

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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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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Well balanced overall, modest sweetness, relaxed acidity, nips of tangy tangerine, wood, soft grass. Well rounded, or overly complex but nice and drinkable. Good snap on the finish.
Tried from Draft at Cock Tavern on 20 Nov 2025 at 20:29

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Bottle. Pours slightly hazy yellow, with a big creamy head. Aroma is tart fruity notes with hay, apples, stone fruits and sour candy, as well as light funk, farmhouse, tannins and white wine barrels. Medium body, with soft to average carbonation. Flavour is tart fruity notes of stone fruits, apples, floral brett and sour candy, as well as tannins and wooden barrels. Fairly short finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2025 at 13:19

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can. Pours a dark gold colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and citrus fruits especially grapefruit in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Can at Burning Sky on 16 Nov 2025 at 11:40

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
440ml can. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of citrus fruits, grassy/herbal, bready malt. Taste of orange and grapefruit, grassy, herbal, rindy bitterness. Medium bodied. Really nice.
Tried from Can from Trembling Madness Online Shop on 13 Nov 2025 at 23:05

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home picked up from HOTM. A translucent brushed golden orange coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is nice big funked brett, lemon rind, rustic grains, straw, some medicinal hops, leafy, Flavour is composed of tart lemon curd, funky brett, sour pithy yogurt, bretty funk, sour musty grapes, lemon rind, straw, hay. loose grains. Palate is tart and tangy, highish spritzy carbonation. Good balance.
Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2025 at 22:38

8.1/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 9 Overall 8
Can at home picked up from HOTM. A translucent deep orange coloured pour with a lasting rocky off white head. Aroma is nice bready grains, orange rind, grass, leafy waxy citrus, hop oils, lemongrass. Flavour is composed of semi crisp, rustic bready grains, wheaty grains, nice leafy citrus, orange and lemons, firm grassy citrus, tinges of pine, Really well rounded and very drinkable. Palate is nice semi crisp, hop oils, massaging fine carbonation. A very fine beer.
Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2025 at 21:36

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Tried on 08 Nov 2025 at 12:50

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Tried on 08 Nov 2025 at 12:03

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can. Pours a dark gold colour with a tight white head, light hop aroma with hints of citrus fruits, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried from Can at Burning Sky on 02 Nov 2025 at 16:41

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 9 Overall 7
Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Hazy golden body with a thick off-white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of earth and grapefruit. Flavour of grass, lemon and pear. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A crisp and easy drinking IPA.
Tried from Can at House Of The Trembling Madness (Lendal) on 01 Nov 2025 at 18:53