Burning Sky Brewery

Microbrewery in Firle, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Burning Sky
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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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy amber pour with a big frothy white head, aroma has tart cider apples and a hint of sourness, taste has a hint of straw, light citrus, some sour yogurt, a hint of apple.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2015 at 11:11

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @ Patricks Pub og Restaurant, Kristiansand
Pours hazy pale yellow with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, citrus, orange and grape. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium bitter with a long slightly dry, citrus, grape and orange finish. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried on 08 Aug 2015 at 03:45

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught @ Gastropuben KICK Malt & Mat, Kristiansand
Pours slightly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, yeast, citrus, funk, brett and pineapple. Taste is light to medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long dry, funky, citrus and pineapple finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried on 07 Aug 2015 at 11:01

6/10
Bottle share. Chocolate, oak and infection-like aroma. Coffee, moderate blackcurrants. Nice bitterness. Too thin. Needs a bit more time.
Tried from Bottle at The Ale House on 05 Aug 2015 at 00:00

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5

Lukt: Fruktig, noe sitron.
Utseende: Gyllen farge.
Skum/kullsyre: Dekkende skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Citrus, honning og en anelse sitron.
Hvor: Kjøpt/Nydt@Melkebaren, Sandnes.
Medium: Tapp@100ml, ABV@7%, Når@04.08.2015
Tried from Draft on 04 Aug 2015 at 17:25

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at Brewdog Shepherds Bush, London. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a thin off white head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate aroma. Tastes roasty, malty, chocolate, dark fruit, slight caramel. Really nice porter.
Tried on 04 Aug 2015 at 14:15

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at BrewDog Grünerløkka, Oslo. Hazy amber with an off-white head. Fairly fruity aroma with herbal notes, light citrus and herbs. Medium sweet, hoppy and somewhat ripe fruity flavours with an almost harsh bitterness. Quite tasty IPA.
Tried from Draft on 01 Aug 2015 at 17:01

7/10
Tried on 31 Jul 2015 at 17:51

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg @ Birmingham Beer Bash 2015. Pours a murky reddish brown. Lacks an initial sour zing and no balsamic flanders elements coming into play. The finish warms into a nice sour vinous oakiness but seems to lack the balance and complexity of its Belgian counterparts.
Tried on 26 Jul 2015 at 15:28

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Deep, orangey amber, with a light haze. Barely a head. Spicy biscuit malts. Sour cherry fruits. Some red wine vinegar. Sweet balsamic. Some oak. Vanilla pod. Taste is light dry. Palate is slick, and a bit greasy. Very soft carbonation. Some vinegar tartness. Finishes tart and dry. Decent, though the palate is a bit oily and slick. Needs crisping and tarting up. Perhaps a year down the cellar would do just that?
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2015 at 15:25