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.
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask-Handpump. Semi clear hay pour, long lasting and tick white foam. Nose is very lemony, with pils malt notes and white flowers. Mouth has a sourish start, citric, lemony but never tart.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2025
at 17:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 28th June 2025. Pale yellow with short lived, spot lacing foam. Fruity aroma. Tropical, citrus and orchard fruits in-mouth. Some malts and bitter notes emerge in the finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2025
at 21:59
6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
pours clear brown with a fizzy light brown head that seems to go away fairly quickly.
Aroma is malty and nutty with fainter notes of dark caramel and perhaps coffee.Also some slightly herbal notes that reminds me of so-called green coffee.
Flavor is a good balanced ordinary stout flavor with roasted malts, almost notes of smoked malts, some coffee, fairly dry. tastes like an in-between between a vienna and a stout like guinness. balance is fine and it is flavorful but perhaps a bit thin, but pretty well orchestrated.
Aroma is malty and nutty with fainter notes of dark caramel and perhaps coffee.Also some slightly herbal notes that reminds me of so-called green coffee.
Flavor is a good balanced ordinary stout flavor with roasted malts, almost notes of smoked malts, some coffee, fairly dry. tastes like an in-between between a vienna and a stout like guinness. balance is fine and it is flavorful but perhaps a bit thin, but pretty well orchestrated.
Tried
from Can
from
Kihoskh
on 23 Jun 2025
at 13:16
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Gylden brun tåkete med beige skum. Lukter rosiner og karamell. Fyldig. Smaker alkohol, rosiner og lys karamell. Middels lang.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jun 2025
at 20:07
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Hazy golden body with a thick white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of melon rind and flower petals. Flavour of white bread, pear and grass. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. A floral, perfumed pale ale.
Tried
from Can
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Lendal)
on 21 Jun 2025
at 19:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Burk från SB. Disig ljusgul vätska med medelhögt kritvitt skum. Citrussyrlig och lätt funkig, omogen stenfrukt, lite feta fattoner. Gott
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jun 2025
at 17:04
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Hazy orange colour, small head. Tart grape aroma. Mid sweet with evident tartness. Lots of grapes and funky wood. Citric with grape skins. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2025
at 20:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
0.75 bottle. Golden bright pour, semi clear, just a lacing. Nose: elder flower, yasmine, horse blanket, apricot too as it warms up. Mouth: the body is medium-thin, citric feel, a bit sharp, tart and grapefruit.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2025
at 20:06
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy, golden color. The head is dense. Slightly sour aroma of kiwi, nettles and Chardonnay wine. The taste is dominated by sour Chardonnay wine with a some oak barrel and nettles in the background. A little bit too much Chardonnay for my taste.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jun 2025
at 17:29
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Handpump. It pours burnt malts, mou kind. The foam is creamy tick. Nose is caramel, malty. Mouth: charming malty, soft caramel digestive cookies.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2025
at 18:29