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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Barrel Vaults, St Pancras, 10/10/2025.
Deep amber topped with a light beige head that thins to a swirl ... some lacing ensues.
Nose is biscuit, fruit slice, herb, toasted grains.
Taste comprises biscuit malts, caramel, fruit rinds, grass.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Solid.
Deep amber topped with a light beige head that thins to a swirl ... some lacing ensues.
Nose is biscuit, fruit slice, herb, toasted grains.
Taste comprises biscuit malts, caramel, fruit rinds, grass.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Solid.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2025
at 23:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Hand pulled third of a pint in my local Spoons on 9th October 2025. Sixth of 7 festival beers tried on the night. Liked it so much I had a pint as well. Clean and clear amber pour, off white crown. Malty with berries and a decent bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
at
William Withering
on 09 Oct 2025
at 17:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A bright golden amber pour with a thin cream head; smooth malty body with some caramel and orange; then a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hope Tap
on 09 Oct 2025
at 12:34
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Cornfield Garage, Eastbourne. Poured a clear medium amber colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light toffee. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a smooth, somewhat rich, sweet sugary toffee, earthy, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
Cornfield Garage (JDW)
on 08 Oct 2025
at 21:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
7/10/2025. Cask at wetherspoon beer festival, at the Corn Exchange, Bury St Edmunds. Good pour. Aroma is malty, fruity, orange, hedgerow, spiced. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Hints of toffee and chocolate malt. Quite drying. Lacks a bit of body. But it’s quite drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Corn Exchange (JDW)
on 07 Oct 2025
at 15:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Third of a pint on cask at the red lion jdw.
Medium off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness.
Medium off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Red Lion (JDW)
on 06 Oct 2025
at 17:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Amber brown with a frothy off-white head and not much of an aroma, just a touch of fruit malt. Smooth and creamy, light to medium bodied with sweet malt, fruity notes, a hint of spice and hop bitterness, finishes dry and a touch bitter.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury Hotel
on 06 Oct 2025
at 16:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of light jam, spice, malt, toffee. Taste is more of the same. Clean finish. Fest tick 7.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2025
at 15:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at Shakespeare Head Holborn JDW. Clear chestnut colour lasting beige head. Decent ESB. Some malt some pepper. Some decent ale yeast esters fruits. Autumnal fruits. Apples pears. Dryish finish. Interesting esb. Will have more if I see it.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shakespeares Head (JDW)
on 04 Oct 2025
at 14:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Well balanced overall. Pleasant lightly toasted malt, a faint leafy note, dried citrus peel. Perhaps a nip of yeast. Good condition. Highly drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Baxter's Court (JDW)
on 03 Oct 2025
at 16:23