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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Sonder, Broadstairs, 01/10/2025.
Clear golden with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is orange zest, soft malts, grass, melon.
Taste comprises tangerine, papaya, melon, light breads.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
Tidy cask pale.
Clear golden with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is orange zest, soft malts, grass, melon.
Taste comprises tangerine, papaya, melon, light breads.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
Tidy cask pale.
Tried
on 30 Sep 2025
at 23:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Spotty beige head on an unclear golden coloured body.
Grassy, earthy, Brett & farmyard tastes with a tart finish.
Good
Grassy, earthy, Brett & farmyard tastes with a tart finish.
Good
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2025
at 21:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Lys rød klar med hvitt skum. Lukter bringebær og rips. Fruktig, noe sur. Smaker bringebær, rips og noe sitron. Middels lang.
Tried
from Can
from
Systembolaget Charlottenberg
on 26 Sep 2025
at 17:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Light sweet flavour, soft funk, a little acidity, nips of salty sweat, dried berries. Lively carbonation. Tangy finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2025
at 18:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown colour with medium white head.Aroma of roasted malt and herbs light vanilla and oak flavour smooth and malty with good medium body and smooth finish.
Tried
from Can
from
Kihoskh
on 21 Sep 2025
at 07:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Nose is chocolate biscuit, caramel, currants, red apple. Taste is a nice mix of the above. Malty sweet with a sharp bitter edge.
Tried
from Cask
at
Star & Garter
on 20 Sep 2025
at 19:31
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
About as opposite a season as you can get for the time of year drinking this one, however it's soft, easy, juicy-fruity, and appealing. Hazy lighter golden.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bundobust Manchester Piccadilly
on 20 Sep 2025
at 19:03
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Cask
at
The Portcullis Taphouse
on 20 Sep 2025
at 14:45
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the portculus taphouse. A mostly clear reddish copper coloured pour with a halo of greyish head. Aroma is resin, brown sugars, autumnal notes, liquorice, layered malts. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, layered malts, piney resin, brown sugars, nice. Palate is semi sweet, resin, sticky hop, decent cask condition.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2025
at 14:41
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Portcullis tap, Portchester, South Coast Jolly Boys Day Out 20/09/2025.
Chestnut brown with a thing beige cap that clears to the edge.
Nose is biscuit, orange peel, earthy hops, straw.
Taste comprises toffee, light sweet edge to it, biscuit, orange peel, pine nibble.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close punctured with earthy hop bitterness.
Solid cask brown.
Chestnut brown with a thing beige cap that clears to the edge.
Nose is biscuit, orange peel, earthy hops, straw.
Taste comprises toffee, light sweet edge to it, biscuit, orange peel, pine nibble.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close punctured with earthy hop bitterness.
Solid cask brown.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2025
at 13:31