Burning Sky Brewery

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

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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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8.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Medium golden color. Dried apricot, citrus, light funky yeast, slightly spicy hops notes with tea, dried apricot, citrus notes, medium bitterness tons of funk. Amazing. Another run from burning sky
Tried on 04 Jun 2025 at 06:49

8.8/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 9
Rock solid IPA. Some piney hops, semi ripe tangerine, sun-kissed pale mats, a little bread, decent bitterness. Citrusy, some pine needles. Highly, highly drinkable.
Tried from Can at House Of The Trembling Madness (Lendal) on 02 Jun 2025 at 21:38

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Foamy white head on a milky pale golden coloured body.
Zesty, chemical & citrus aroma.
Medium bodied, foamy with a dry back.
Zesty, lemon, earthy & pine tastes with a bitter finish.
A bit Saison-Ish - Nice & refreshing.
Tried from Can on 31 May 2025 at 18:13

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating - A 330ml bottle brought from Bitter Virtue in Southampton. ABV 4.4. Pours a very blonde hazy colour with a very white head. A lovely Saison, just wish I had a second bottle. Different bottle of beer in my home No 1920
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2025 at 14:04

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the London and County JDW, Eastbourne. Poured a slightly hazy yellow golden colour colour and a short-lived frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, light citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a light, somewhat watery, fresh, light lemon citrus, mineral, light hop bitter palate. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask at London & County (JDW) on 29 May 2025 at 21:26

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
440ml Can - Hazy golden with a white head. Notes of grapefruit and orange feature prominently in both the aroma and in the fairly bitter taste.
Tried on 29 May 2025 at 15:36

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Super clean. Nice lemony accents, grassy bitterness, some pale biscuits, straw, fresh grain, rind. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Can at House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate) on 26 May 2025 at 21:56

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Bottle. Not too sure where from. Possibly HOTM. Deep pink. Baby pink swede. Nose has Parma Violet sweets. Cherry Lips. Vanilla. Light oak. Black cherry Longley Farm yoghurt. Taste has a lovely fruity sweetness with a light funky tart character. Super soft foamy mouthfeel. No acidity here. Juicy sweet clean lightly funky finish. Stunner. Best BS bev in ages.
Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2025 at 19:45

7.9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home picked up from HOTM. A almost clear pale gold straw coloured pour with a lively rocky white head. Aroma is midget gems, straw, apricot, kiwi, pear. Very fresh. Flavour is composed of light straw, earthy hop, midget gems, apple, pear, hint of fennel. Palate is crisp, light grains, highish carbonation. Nice. Very easy to drink.
Tried from Can on 25 May 2025 at 21:12

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Tap at the Sutton arms. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a a fine sticky white head, aroma is juicy orange, citrus, orange rind, pale grains. Light chalk. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, loose flaked wheat, juicy mango, peach, peach melba, solid.
Tried on 21 May 2025 at 21:53