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.
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared with mortlach in Rome-Italy, Mad for Beer pub after a great English breakfast with Lidija and Tommie. Thank you Luke for picking this gem. Pours the closest a beer can come to gold, practically filtered appearance with a decent white foam which stays. Nose: spumante wine rather than Chardonnay, spicy in a way, orange peel. Mouth: so adventurous and not that much of the original style (is this a plus or a minus?), spumante, sourness (kiselo), peppery bitterness. Not for all, but really good! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2015
at 06:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Burning Sky Cuvée (by Burning Sky Beer):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
2/V/15 - on tap @ Tilquin English Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2015-584) Thanks to the ratebeer crew and other people for sharing today's beers!
Clear blond to orange beer, creamy white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: bit funky, sourish, wood, lemony. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish, grains, lemony, bitter, wood notes, spicy, some brett. Aftertaste: bitter, lemon peel, funky, sourish, grassy touch.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
2/V/15 - on tap @ Tilquin English Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2015-584) Thanks to the ratebeer crew and other people for sharing today's beers!
Clear blond to orange beer, creamy white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: bit funky, sourish, wood, lemony. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish, grains, lemony, bitter, wood notes, spicy, some brett. Aftertaste: bitter, lemon peel, funky, sourish, grassy touch.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2015
at 14:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Burning Sky Saison à la Provision (by Burning Sky Beer):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
2/V/15 - on tap @ Tilquin English Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2015-582) Thanks to the ratebeer crew and other people for sharing today's beers!
Clear pale yellow beer, creamy white head, little stable, adhesive. aroma: spicy, bit cheesy, grassy, some citrus. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: fruity start, yeast, bit soapy, metallic, bit sourish. Aftertaste: bitter touch, metallic, funky, grapefruit, soapy.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
2/V/15 - on tap @ Tilquin English Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2015-582) Thanks to the ratebeer crew and other people for sharing today's beers!
Clear pale yellow beer, creamy white head, little stable, adhesive. aroma: spicy, bit cheesy, grassy, some citrus. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: fruity start, yeast, bit soapy, metallic, bit sourish. Aftertaste: bitter touch, metallic, funky, grapefruit, soapy.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2015
at 14:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Burning Sky Vatted Porter (by Burning Sky Beer):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
2/V/15 - cask @ Tilquin English Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2015-573) Thanks to the ratebeer crew and other people for sharing today's beers!
Clear deep brown beer, creamy beige head, stable,b it adhesive. aroma: sourish, infected (?), mocha, charcoal, bit burned, dry dusty. MF: no carbon, medium to full body. Taste: dark chocolate, coffee, bitter, charcoal, very hoppy, some caramel. Aftertaste: medicinal bitterness, some dark chocolate, coffee, hoppy.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 5/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5
2/V/15 - cask @ Tilquin English Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2015-573) Thanks to the ratebeer crew and other people for sharing today's beers!
Clear deep brown beer, creamy beige head, stable,b it adhesive. aroma: sourish, infected (?), mocha, charcoal, bit burned, dry dusty. MF: no carbon, medium to full body. Taste: dark chocolate, coffee, bitter, charcoal, very hoppy, some caramel. Aftertaste: medicinal bitterness, some dark chocolate, coffee, hoppy.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2015
at 14:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Burning Sky Arise (by Burning Sky Beer):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
2/V/15 - on tap @ Tilquin English Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2015-568) Thanks to the ratebeer crew and other people for sharing today's beers!
Clear pale orange beer, white head, unstable, small, dissipates immediately. Aroma: malty, hay, grains, straw, some cow fodder, very German profile. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter start, grassy, metallic, grains, hay, pretty bitter, dry. Aftertaste: bitter, grains, hay, some citrus, cod fodder, bit medicinal.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
2/V/15 - on tap @ Tilquin English Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2015-568) Thanks to the ratebeer crew and other people for sharing today's beers!
Clear pale orange beer, white head, unstable, small, dissipates immediately. Aroma: malty, hay, grains, straw, some cow fodder, very German profile. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter start, grassy, metallic, grains, hay, pretty bitter, dry. Aftertaste: bitter, grains, hay, some citrus, cod fodder, bit medicinal.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2015
at 14:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Burning Sky Plateau (by Burning Sky Beer):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
2/V/15 - from cask @ Tilquin English Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2015-557) Thanks to the ratebeer crew and other people for sharing today's beers!
Clear pale yellow beer, aery white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: bit metallic, grains, hay, cheesy, bit funky. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: grains, hay, pretty bitter, cow fodder, bit metallic. Aftertaste: cheesy, bitter, somewhat metallic, grains, malt.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
2/V/15 - from cask @ Tilquin English Beer Festival - BB: n/a (2015-557) Thanks to the ratebeer crew and other people for sharing today's beers!
Clear pale yellow beer, aery white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: bit metallic, grains, hay, cheesy, bit funky. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: grains, hay, pretty bitter, cow fodder, bit metallic. Aftertaste: cheesy, bitter, somewhat metallic, grains, malt.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2015
at 14:02
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
On tap @Buskers Pub (Rome). Copper/rosé appearance with a thin off-white head. Nose is spiced, mint, herbs, some esters, balsamic notes, medicine... disappointing! Flavour is similar, chaotic and confused, a bit sourish and astringency, not easy to drink. Medium body, low carbonation. Sorry, not my cup of tea.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2015
at 07:45
8/10
Tried
on 01 May 2015
at 21:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at CBC CG - London. Pours clear amber with a creamy mellow tan head. The aroma holds some ripening berries, cherries, slight vinegar. Medium sweet flavor with more ripening fruits, mellow acidity, some lemon rind bitterness, touches of damp wood, more berries, light salt. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes sweet with nips of fruit and leather, slight musty hay and acetic bite, more berries, lightly toasted bread. Perhaps a touch sweet but very nice overall.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2015
at 13:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Cambridge Brew House, Cambridge. Mid-gold, ever so slightly cloudy. Big on carbonation and lacing. Pineapple/citrus aroma, with a gritty resinous note holding it back a bit. Bitter taste with some sweetness around the edges. Bitter and hop oily down the back of the tongue and throat. Hint of astringency and bubblegum, weirdly. Full gum-tingling palette. A good ’un.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2015
at 11:59