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.
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Great balance, pithy citrus, decent rindy bitterness, background pale malts, nips of pine needles. Super drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
at
Sutton Arms (Fuller's)
on 21 May 2025
at 21:36
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Cans from Lupe Pintos. Hazy ruby/brown body with a thick beige head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of nuts, toffee and a hint of cinnamon. Flavour of chocolate, oak and burnt sugar. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Sweet and rich.
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2025
at 20:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at The Hanging Bat (2014) and can from Lupe Pintos (2025). Hazy pale golden body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of lemon sherbet, mandarin and bay leaf. Flavour of grapefruit, lychee and straw. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. A crisp, refreshing beer.
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2025
at 09:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cloudy medium purple color. No head. Smells like blueberry hame on cream cheese. Nice like oak, blueberry funky yeasty, fairly tart and light. Super easy drinking. Superb for a blueberry saison
Tried
on 18 May 2025
at 05:12
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can. HOTM. Saison innit? Pink tinged gingery gold. Slim firm white foam. Looks boss. Nose has wheat. Soft yeasty notes. Raspberry purée. Bit of sweet ripe citrus. Taste is semi sweet with a nice raspberry sharpness. Hugely chuggable as you’d expect. Fine rolling carbonation sits nicely. Light tart raspberry finish. Class.
Tried
from Can
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate)
on 17 May 2025
at 19:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
17/5/2025. Cask at The Fat Cat, Ipswich.
Tried
from Cask
at
Fat Cat
on 17 May 2025
at 12:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2025
at 11:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Winckley Street Alehouse, Preston, 16/05/2025.
Clear golden with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is juicy citric flesh, melon, papaya, soft malts.
Taste comprises tangerine, soft breads, melon, papaya, mandarin.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy cask pale.
Clear golden with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is juicy citric flesh, melon, papaya, soft malts.
Taste comprises tangerine, soft breads, melon, papaya, mandarin.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy cask pale.
Tried
on 16 May 2025
at 11:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Evening Star, Brighton on 9th May 2025. Slightly hazy gold with shallow off-white foam and full lacing. Tangy fruits and grasses in aroma. Zesty peel and grassiness in-mouth, and a finish of sweet and tangy fruitiness. Zingy mouthfeel and a light to medium body.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Evening Star
on 09 May 2025
at 20:00
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. HOTM. Mostly clear copper brown. Sturdy lasting shiny pale caramel coloured foam. Looks great. Nose has ginger cake. Treacle. Hedgerow hop. Taste is pretty sweet with some leafy mulch bitterness. Smooth with plenty of body. Nice bitterness to finish balances out the initial sweetness. Lovely. Imagine this on cask would be awesome.
Tried
from Can
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate)
on 08 May 2025
at 19:26