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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Evening Star Brighton. It pours cloudy/murky reddish-amber with a small white head. The nose is spicy, big clove aspect, weird menthol vibe, some sweet melon/apple, red berry and banana. The taste is crisp, bitter, warming spice, wood, some acidity, rather fruity... melon, pear skin and jammy red berry with a dry finish. Light-medium body and moderate, prickly carbonation. Lets’ say it is rather unique, but it really doesn’t have the balance and drinkability of all of the other Burning Sky offerings.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2015
at 02:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
In tap @Buskers Pub (Rome). Unclear pale yellow with a decent white head. Aroma is herbs, floral, citrus, so delicate and elegant. Flavour is medium bitter, a bit grassy, simple, easy to drink, dry and refreshing. Low body, medium carbonation. Nice one!
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2015
at 13:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Bottle Shop London. Drunk chatting with Andrew. Chocolate a little less full than expected. Fine.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2015
at 10:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Bottle Shop London . Clear red orange. Apple sour aroma. Some lactic. Some toffee biscuit in the mouth. Decent biscuit rather good. Just that lactic thing. Great biscuit.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2015
at 07:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at bottle shop tap takeover. Hazed bright yellow coloured pour with a thin white head. Aroma is nice berry, pollen, lemon, floral hop. Nice and fresh. Flavour is composed of grainy straw, lemon, little tanin, pollen, crisp lemon. Palate is crisp light and refreshing with moderate carbonation. Firm grassy bitterness. Solid beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2015
at 07:07
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the bottle shop tap takeover. Lovely looking bright golden yellow / straw coloured pour with a huge frothy white head. Aroma is big classic saison yeast, citrus lemon, straw, little funk. Flavour is crisp straw, pils grains , citrus, straw, saison yeast, lemon. Nice classic solid saison. Palate is crisp and grainy, highish carbonation. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2015
at 07:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draught at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 26 Apr 2015) Black colour with brief, frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of black coffee, dark chocolate, liquorice and black rye bread. Malty, roasted taste with black coffee, dark chocolate, liquorice and a generous piney bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Solid and well made porter. Very nice.
Tried
on 16 May 2015
at 12:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Draught at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 26 Apr 2015) Red colour, slightly hazy, with brief off-white head. Fruity, sourish nose with red berries, raspberries and a touch of vinegar. Fruity, tart taste with notes of red berries, raspberries, red-currant and a sweet and sour finish. Not quite as much vinegar taste as expected from the aroma. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Not really as complex as Rodenbach, but still quite nice.
Tried
on 16 May 2015
at 12:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Draught at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 26 Apr 2015) Golden colour, slightly hazy, with frothy white head. Fruity, sourish nose with notes of citrus, green grapes and lemon. Fruity, spicy taste with citrus, peaches, green grapes, apples and a slightly tart finish with hints of yeast and a fairly low bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty, fresh and slightly tart. Nice one.
Tried
on 16 May 2015
at 12:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Draught at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 26 Apr 2015) Hazy yellow colour with frothy, white head. Fruity nose with a touch of wheat, citrus, grass, peaches and vanilla. Fruity taste with notes of lemon, grass, peaches, gentle flavours of yeast and a low bitterness. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and refreshing. Quite nice.
Tried
on 16 May 2015
at 12:08