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.
6.8/10
A style I don't have too often but has a nice intense, herbal flavor.
Tried
on 15 May 2026
at 22:06
5.4/10
New Region - East Sussex
Thanks, Graham B. !
Thanks, Graham B. !
Tried
on 15 May 2026
at 12:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cask at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Aromas of orange toffee, black pepper, caramel. Taste is a fair mix of the above. Malty sweet with a light bitter backbone.
Tried
from Cask
at
Star & Garter
on 09 May 2026
at 18:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2026
at 17:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 7
3/5/2026. Can at the ITFC Promotion Party (2026) beer share. From Seven Cellars, Brighton.
Tried
from Can
from
Seven Cellars @ Seven Dials
on 03 May 2026
at 17:43
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2026
at 17:19
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2026
at 12:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2026
at 12:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
3/5/2026. Can at the ITFC Promotion Party (2026) beer share. From Seven Cellars, Brighton. Nicely hopped aroma, lemon, stone fruit, sherbet, grass. Nice mellow bitterness, touch husky. Gently foamy carbonation. Enjoyed it.
Tried
from Can
from
Seven Cellars @ Seven Dials
on 03 May 2026
at 12:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
CBJ Sit-In. Light gold. Thin foamy white head. Aroma has chewy malts with a citrus edge. Light-medium bodied with caramel edge. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation Long dry finish. Light.
Tried
from Can
on 01 May 2026
at 21:43