Burning Sky Brewery

Microbrewery in Firle, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Established in 2013

Contact
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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8.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 9
Can at home picked up from HOTM probably. An attractive translucent yellow straw coloured pour with a lasting fluffy white froth. Aroma is soft fluffy bready grains, NZ hop bouquet, tarmac, white grape, mellow tropicals, bubblegum, citrus twist. Flavour is composed of soft bready grains, light wheat, layered NZ hops, lime twist, white grape, spicy citrus, firm bitterness, nelson sauvin, Palate is soft fluffy, delicate, airy carbonation. Absolutely lovely.
Tried from Can on 31 May 2026 at 20:30

3.5/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 3 Overall 4
Bottle. RAD Beer online. What the fuck is this shit? It’s like watered down white wine. No condition. No flavour. Dogshit. This is why I stopped buying Burning Sky a while ago. Then they seemed to have a decent run. Now this shite.
Tried from Bottle from RAD Beer on 30 May 2026 at 18:05

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Clean and concise. Lightly sweet. Salty, with bright liberality. Some lemony bite, low funk, a little pale oak, white wine. Fairly dry to finish, tart and a bit citric, low acidity. Nice complexity, good balance. Solid.
Tried from Bottle at Burning Sky on 29 May 2026 at 21:45

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Tropical fruit & citrus aromas. Taste is peach, tropical fruits & a touch of orange zest. Spicy hoppy aftertaste.
Tried from Cask at Rusty Bucket - Eltham on 29 May 2026 at 20:35

7/10
Tried on 23 May 2026 at 17:25

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
23/5/2026. Cask at The 2026 Cambridge Beer Festival.
Tried from Cask on 23 May 2026 at 13:11

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can. RAD Beer online. Hazed yellow gold. Bubbly sticky white foam. Looks nothing like a West Coast IPA. Anyway. Nose has light sweet malts. Overripe citrus. Bit of herbal leaf. Bit of a Centennial stank. Taste is nicely bitter with a cakey sweetness. Like a sugary bun thing. Drinks decent enough overall despite the sugary thing. Moderate bitterness to finish. Nice beer but if you’re going to flog it as a West Coast IPA it needs to resemble a West Coast IPA.
Tried from Can from RAD Beer on 20 May 2026 at 18:01

8.5/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can. RAD Beer online. Hazed lemon yellow. Good sticky white froth stays the duration. Thought this was an NZ hopped job at first but it’s not. Nicely tangy vibrant grape notes. Good juicy citrus. Bit of yellow melon. Lean malt backdrop. Smells good. Taste has a light citrusy sweetness but mostly it’s lean bitter and a little dry. Very smashable overall with a pithy zesty bitter finish. Great stuff.
Tried from Can from RAD Beer on 20 May 2026 at 17:29

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Sample thanks to Grumbo.
Clear yellow gold with a white head. Aroma of citrus, lemon, lime, grape, gooseberry. Taste is the same, lemon, lime, grapefruit notes, with some grape and gooseberry, somewhat dry, no real bitterness or sweetness worthy a mention. Light-medium bodied.
Tried from Can on 18 May 2026 at 19:18

6.5/10
Thanks Graham B.! This isn’t bad at all, cheers 🍻
Tried on 16 May 2026 at 01:37