Burning Sky Brewery

Microbrewery in Firle, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Established in 2013

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Place Barn, The St, Firle, BN8 6LP, England
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.

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7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg at the hanging bat Light hazy golden amber... Thin white lacing soft floral fruity funk nose.. Juicy orange fruits.. Soft floral fruit.. Light salty fruits.. Soft orange.. Nice
Tried on 17 Nov 2014 at 22:58

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
27th September 2014
Borefts VI. Day 2. Keg. Almost clear pale gold beer, no head. Light palate, fairly dry. Modest carbonation. Floral flavours, little herb. Mellow citrus. Light dry finish. Not bad, didn’t get the wine barrel.
Tried on 16 Nov 2014 at 08:31

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
26th September 2014
Borefts VI. Keg. Lightly hazy pale gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and crisp. Mild minerals. Bitterish floralness. Mild grapefruit pith integrates well. Whisper of spice. Light dry finish. Decent.
Tried on 15 Nov 2014 at 08:00

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Keg at Cotteridge Wines tasting room; clear straw yellow pour with a thin white head, zesty aroma, taste has big lemon and lime action, really crisp and refreshing.
Tried on 15 Nov 2014 at 05:47

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
on tap oro schiuma abbondante zenzero spezia citrica secca limone discreto amaro scorza limone
Tried from Draft on 10 Nov 2014 at 04:45

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at Cotteridge Wines Tasting Room; clear golden amber pour with a frothy off white head, tangerine aroma, taste has citrus lemons, light pine, tangerine, pale malts.
Tried on 09 Nov 2014 at 04:26

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
on tap ambrata velata buona schiuma piuttosto persistenza resinosa agrumata fruttata sottobosco amaro deciso lieve caramello
Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2014 at 04:21

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from the Evening Star, Brighton. It pours clear golden with a decent white head. The nose is stone fruits, funk, wood, vanilla, white grape, gooseberry, boiled sweets/pear drops and spice. The taste is crisp, light bitterness, sherbet, green apple, pear, drying wood, spicy, funk, barnyard, musty, white grape, lime rind and a touch of alcohol warmth with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Nice white wine character going on. Funky. Solid, but I perhaps expected a touch more from these guys.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2014 at 11:51

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle 330ml ( AbM ). Hazy yellow color, small white head. White pepper and honey melon in the nose. Light-bodied. Fruity flavor with some pepper and zesty tartness. Refreshing but somewhat simple with its whitepepperness.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2014 at 11:35

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours hazy yellow, nose is zesty lemon, taste is fizzy, dry, lemon.
Tried on 02 Nov 2014 at 04:54