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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap at In De Wildeman, Amsterdam, Carnivale Brettanomyces 2016. Aroma is floral, berries, spicy notes, yeast, slight herbal notes. Flavour is light to moderate bitter with a dry finish. Body is medium. Good smoothness and drinkability, very tasty ’herbal floral garden’ saison.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
(Draught at Mother Kelly's Bethnal Green, London, 22 Nov 2024) Hazy golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity nose with notes of mixed fruits, yeast, oak wood and barnyard. Fruity taste with citrus, peaches, yeast, barnyard, white bread, oak wood and a mild spicy/citric bitterness. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Tasty and well made saison, with a mild funky touch. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Mother Kelly’s Tap Room Bethnal Green (E2)
on 09 Feb 2025
at 21:54
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
9th February 2025
Panda tha nks to Cloin. Just a light haze on this gold, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, a light sweetness, vague touch of honeyish malts. Light cooling pine into modest but bright citrus. Mild candy tropical fruits on the light finish. Tidy and drinkable. Won't last long in the memory.
Panda tha nks to Cloin. Just a light haze on this gold, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, a light sweetness, vague touch of honeyish malts. Light cooling pine into modest but bright citrus. Mild candy tropical fruits on the light finish. Tidy and drinkable. Won't last long in the memory.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2025
at 19:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap at De Drie Dorstige Herten, Utrecht. Aroma is fruity hops, lots of citrus, grassy hops, touch of lemon, lightly malt. Flavour is mildly sweet with a nicely bitter finish. Body is medium. Lovely IPA heavy on the citrus.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Feb 2025
at 10:38
8/10
Yas! Old man era, in a yung peeps enviro. Or something. But this is a glorious beer, served immaculately. And I get to sit in a proper armchair.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2025
at 23:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
0,44 boks fra Indiebeer, hjemme: lett uklar gylden med fint skum som varer lenge. Sursyrlige inntrykk med skarp citrus, litt mynte, brett og rosmarin i en elegant maltkropp. Meget forfriskende og lettdrikkelig etter turen langs Frøylandsvatnet.
Tried
from Can
from
indiebeer
on 07 Feb 2025
at 17:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap at Van Moll Fest 2018. Aroma is strong wood with tart cherries, lots of dark fruits, dark-ish malts, and more dark berries. Flavour is quite tart and mildly sour, with some sweet tones. Body is medium. There's a touch of Flanders Red in this one, I liked it.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2025
at 12:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Аромат не сильный, но в стиле. Есть пшеничка, легкая кислинка сразу, немного трав, конечно кориандр, хотя как будто и гвоздика есть. Цвет бледно желтый, пенки почти нету. Вкус питкий, в стиль скорее всего, хотя сухость сильная при глотке и кислинка какая то. Но пшеница на месте, немного только дрожжи смущают, их количество в смысле. Снова травы и специи. В целом нормально для крафта.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2025
at 06:13
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Аромат классический для имерского стаута. Много шоколадки, нотки алкоголя, есть при этом много жженого солода который отдает зернами кофе. Есть легкие сладкие нотки, но без сахара особого. Намеки на изюм и чернослив. Цвет черный, без пены почти. Вкус слегка маслянистый, есть много черного шоколада с горчинкой бобов, немного кофе при глотке. Есть жженость при финише, почти без сахара. Сливы и изюм на минимуме. В целом норм, но и не космос. Радует что оно не такое жесткое.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2025
at 06:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Аромат очень яркий и прикольный, но конечно сразу ощущается что пиво крафтовое, и никакого хмеля классического, есть много цветов и ароматов цитруса с медом. Цвет не прозрачный, легкая муть присутствует. Вкус с цветами и легким цитрусовым душком. При глотке сухость и горчинка от хмеля. В целом хорошее пиво.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2025
at 06:05