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.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Pours bright red. Blackberry, tart, funk, minerally, blackcurrant, lemon juice, grain. Medium body. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 14:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Borefts’14: Black colored brew with an nice subtle sour taste and some coffee like hints.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Borefts 2015: Golden colored brew with an dry bitter taste and hnts of lemons and citrus.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg @ North Westward Ho, Manchester. Lighter golden colour with a head. Clear golden with a carbonation. Stated saison, although its fizziness isn't so apparent once in the palate. Fruit and a tad sour.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2024
at 19:51
7.5/10
Tried
on 23 Dec 2024
at 22:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at Home. Lightly hazed pale yellow golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are dry peppery and some pine. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2024
at 19:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Hazy deep red with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, plum, red berries and light tart. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 201224
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2024
at 12:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Cloudy red/purple with a pink head. Aroma is sweet, malty, hoppy, blueberry and tart. Flavor is sweet and medium sour.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2024
at 12:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from hotm. A clear golden straw coloured pour with a lively rocky white head. Aroma is lovely pithy citrus, bright bretty funk, lemon rind, straw, lemon verbena. Flavour is composed of super sharp lemon juice, lemon verbena, pithy citrus, crisp light grains, bright. Palate is super tangy and sharp, citric pinch, highish airy carbonation. Good. Like bretty character.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Dec 2024
at 22:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Draught.
Where: Ölkemi, Stockholm.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, citrus, floral, hops, tea.
Body: Medium body and carbonadion.
Flavour: Malt, citrus, floral, hops, tea.
Where: Ölkemi, Stockholm.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, citrus, floral, hops, tea.
Body: Medium body and carbonadion.
Flavour: Malt, citrus, floral, hops, tea.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Dec 2024
at 22:13