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 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
(Draft at Sutton Arms, Finsbury, London, 28 May 2025) Ruby/brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with caramel, dark fruit, bread and a slight acidity. Malty, slightly fruity taste with notes of dried fruit, raisins, caramel, bread, a touch of port wine, oak wood and a mild spicy bitterness in a finish with a mild acidity. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well made old ale. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Sutton Arms, Finsbury
on 15 Jun 2025
at 20:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Keg at The Kingston CAMRA Beer & Cider Festival, Kingston upon Thames. A very dark brown/black coloured pour with a thin off white head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate, coffee taste, aroma is similar. Quite bitter tasting but it's a well made stout.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2025
at 10:06
8.5/10
Nice bretty farmhouse funk. Fruity and vinous. Bottled in 2021.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2025
at 09:40
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
This is exceptional. Doesn’t beat you over the head with acidity, funk or general complexity but it’s just damn drinkable. Some tart berries, mellow acidity, low funk, a little seedy bitterness. Lightly jammy, vinous. Gorgeous overall.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Burning Sky
on 14 Jun 2025
at 21:14
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2025
at 23:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Had this in the company of Simon and Jackie. Thursday 12th June 2025. Pours hazy straw colour, white head, citrus, mainly orange in mouth, nice easy drinking, very likeable session beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jun 2025
at 12:00
6.8/10
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jun 2025
at 20:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Burk. Första intrycket är en rejält syrlig saison. Men i bakgrunden lurar en stor sötma, lite som en balsamico i jämförelse med vinäger. En viss fruktighet finns även där, typ lychee. Dessutom är det ganska kryddigt, det drar iväg både åt pepparhållet och det blommiga. Overall hänger allt det här ihop på ett fint sätt!
Tried
on 07 Jun 2025
at 18:41
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Handpull cask at the Evening Star, Brighton. Light to mid-gold, clear with very little head. Ambrosial aroma with loads of melon, apricot, sweet tropical fruits. Taste is sweet with a balancing hoppy bitterness and a surprisingly dry finish. Light but weighty, almost oily body, with no carbonation. But it doesn't need it. An incredible beer.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Evening Star
on 05 Jun 2025
at 13:19
Tried
from Draft
at
Kingsmead Street Bottle
on 04 Jun 2025
at 13:14