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
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from Favourite beer, Cheltenham. Hazy gold colour with a small tight white head. Aroma is yeasty citrus and fruit. The taste is also yeasty and very refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2015
at 16:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at Patricks. A hazy, pale golden beer with a dense off-white head. The aroma is a tad malty, with piney, resiny hops. Some citrus peel. The flavour is pretty much the same, with a nice bitterness. Quite malty backdrop. Full body with a nice carbonation. Long malty finish. A bit on the malty side for me this one, still nice. 150723
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2015
at 15:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Kick. A lightly hazy golden beer with a small white head. Lightly funky aroma with fruityness dominating. Barnyard, leather, sour malts. A bit oily on the palate, full to medium bodied with a nice carbonation. Malts, fruityness and funk in the flavor, nice bitterness too, all lasting for a good while. Nice and refreshing. 150723
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2015
at 13:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at Patricks. A hazy pale golden beer with a small, dense off-white head. Fruity aroma, some lemon peel and a nice malty back. Resin notes. It’s dry, medium bodied and with a soft carbonation. Somehow oily, at least it leaves an oily feeling on the palate. There’s a nice bitterness in the flavor, backed up by a pleasant malty touch. Pine cones, lemon, oranges and some grass notes. Long finish. A tasteful and refreshing beer, especially like the carbonation level. 150723
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jul 2015
at 10:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Patricks 180715. Deep golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is pine, grapefruit, malt, fruit. Flavour is pine, grapefruit, malt, fruit, caramel, citrus, orange, peaches. Bitter finish. Nice beer.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2015
at 10:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught@Beer Temple, Amsterdam. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is sour wood, some fruits, mild roasted notes. Flavour is rather similar, but has some nice funky and mild tart and sour notes to it.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2015
at 00:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Siren, 11th July 15. Really decent, caramel, dark fruit, slight sour, some good sweetness, not bad
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jul 2015
at 03:31
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle from Beer Gonzo. Pours hazy gold with large white head. Brett bursting out the glass on opening. Aged with gooseberries but not gettin too much of those unfortunately. The brettiness kind of takes over alongside some spicy floral notes. Nice, but wanted more gooseberries!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2015
at 14:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Theatre of Wine, Greenwich. Gold pour with a white head. Floral aroma with a splash of citrus and warm bread. Flavours of sweet citrus and peach. Bitter-citrusy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2015
at 04:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Brett Fest 2015. Aroma of sour milk and roasted malt. Taste has some bretty sour milk, roasted coffee and distant hops. Bit thin body. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jul 2015
at 03:48