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.
5/10
Tried
on 14 Feb 2015
at 20:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Clerkenwell, 30 Nov 2014) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of caramel, dried fruit, citrus and a touch of resin. Malty, fruity taste with dried fruit, caramel, citrus, orange peel, a touch of grapefruit and a generous resiny/citric bitterness. More than medium body, with a certain sweetness. Solid and well made IPA. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Feb 2015
at 14:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
5.4 Keg at the hanging bat. Pours hazy amber, thin white head. Sour raspberry aromas, light vinegar notes. White pepper also there. Taste is more light sour and pepper. Medium body, thin finish.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2015
at 17:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Draught at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 30 Nov 2014) Pale yellow colour, slightly hazy, with frothy white head. Fruity, slightly malty nose with lemon peel, lime and white bread. Fruity, slightly malty taste with notes of lemon, lime, white bread and a fresh citric bitterness in a dry finish. Medium body, quite dry. Fresh and fruity, and quite hoppy for a radler. Quite nice.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2015
at 13:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ Kings Arms - [ during RBESG14 ], 11a Buckfast Street, Bethnal Green, Greater London, England E2 6EY. [ As Burning Sky Saison L’Ete ].Unclear light to medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy, good - fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, wheat, moderate to heavy yeasty, saison yeast, spicy, light pepper. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet, light light acidic and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, tart fruit, saison yeast, spicy - floral, wheat - yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140808]
Tried
on 07 Feb 2015
at 08:19
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Churchkey. Hazy golden color, fluffy white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of funky meadows, floral citrus. Taste has white pepper and a nice amount of funk.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Feb 2015
at 16:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
750ml bottle shared @La Tana (thanks Gianluca!). Dark Brown with a medium off-white head. Nose is vinous, roasted malts, earthy, some sourness, red fruits, lacto. Flavour is medium sweet then a bit sourish, well balanced and refined, nice! Medium body, low carbonation. A very good and original beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2015
at 15:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey shared by Travlr, thanks Gene! Hazy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of floral, citrus, grassy notes. Tastes of floral notes, light barnyard funk, lemon citrus. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Feb 2015
at 21:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Craft Beer Co Brighton. It pours deep brown with a medium light tan head. The nose is smooth roast, creamy, chocolate, coffee grounds and dark fruits . The taste is smooth, rich roast, dark chocolate, toasty, espresso, pepper and light umami with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Well rounded and robust porter. Tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jan 2015
at 08:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Kenny. It pours cloudy gold with a greenish tinge and small white head. The nose is earthy, wood, white grape, sweetish and an odd ketchup & salad cream thing going on. The taste is crisp, tart, doughy, white grape, gooseberry, funk, earth, hay, light spice, sherbet and some acidity with a dry finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Nose lets it down a bit, but still ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2015
at 14:28