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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
14th October 2014
Euston Tap. Keg. Opaque black - brown beer, thin pale cream tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Good fine carbonation, Smooth dark malts, airy and bringing a little sweet cream. Definite brett note, slightly savoury. Hops are mildly floral citric. Airy finish with a small nip from the very fine carbonation. Nice job, light on it toes and reasonably well hopped. One of the better brett stouts I’ve had.
Euston Tap. Keg. Opaque black - brown beer, thin pale cream tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry. Good fine carbonation, Smooth dark malts, airy and bringing a little sweet cream. Definite brett note, slightly savoury. Hops are mildly floral citric. Airy finish with a small nip from the very fine carbonation. Nice job, light on it toes and reasonably well hopped. One of the better brett stouts I’ve had.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Oct 2014
at 05:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours hazy golden amber, thin white head. Aromas of preserved lemons, perfumed and slightly salty. Taste is more of the same. Chewy finish, but nice.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2014
at 10:55
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pale blond. Aroma has some pale malts as well as fresh hop. Thin body. Flavour is fresh and very dry.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 04:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Clear pale blond. Funky, hoppy aroma. Thin and light bodied. Light fruitiness. Has a balanced hop bitterness.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2014
at 04:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Medium to good yellow(ish) head, stable, over hazy orange-yellow beer. Nice aromatic C-hops, quite a bit of ureum, even a tad cheesy. Ultra-dry hopflavour (if there weren’t a bit of water in the bottle it’d be choking). Tad of citrus, hay. Fruity esters, but dulled with root spices. Medium bodied, well-carbonated. Long-lasting dry-hoppy flavours. Dry, yes, but also unidimensional, which is its Achilles’ heel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2014
at 00:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the Hanging Bat. Pours black, nose is funky, berries, taste is tart, toffee, jammy, fruity.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2014
at 08:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at The Hanging Bat. 8%. Pours black with a thin beige head. Aromas of blackcurrant and liquorice, sour notes, lactic yoghurty goodness. Taste is tart, more berries and a backnote of sugar sweetness. Really nice.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2014
at 08:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Euston Tap. It pours jet black with a decent beige head. The nose is earthy, funky, big brett action, candied orange, lactic, creamy, barnyard, light manure, red wine, red grape skin, must and wood. The taste is rich, earthy, Brett, must, wet wood, damp leaf, lactic, vinous notes, berry, roasted malts, jammy fruits, charcoal, dirt, light blue cheese aspect and alcohol with a lingering earthy finish. Med+ body and fine carbonation. Great depth of flavour to it. The blue cheese thing puts me off a touch, but I can’t deny this is an interesting and well-made beverage. Burning Sky are fast becoming one of my favourite English breweries.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2014
at 04:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity, toasted malty. Sweet, toasted malty and slight fruity. Light peppery and estery to phenolic. Mild bitter and medium dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Oct 2014
at 23:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap. Pours pitch black with a small, dense, creamy and tan head. Aroma is roasted malty. Fruity and roasted malty. Crisp hoppy. Lingering fruity. Roasted and dark malty into a crisp fruity finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Oct 2014
at 23:01