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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask @ De Molen Beerfestival 2014. Pours pale yellow with a white head. Fresh citrus and grass. A bit of bread and biscuit. Smooth and soft. Really lovely!
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Oct 2014
at 09:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ De Molen Beerfestival 2014. Pours clear pale yellow with a off white head. Vinous. Tart and sticky. White wine. Dry finish.. Rerate: June 2021. Thanks Alex. Chardonnay barrels, vinous and spicy. Still very crisp with fruit, grass and spices lingering. 3,0-3,9.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2014
at 09:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @ De Molen Beerfestival 2014. Pours hazy pale piss yellow with a white head. Grass, straw and pepper. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2014
at 09:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @ De Molen Beerfestival 2014. Pours hazy golden with a creamy white head. Grass, yeast, straw and funk. A bit of white pepper. Ok
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2014
at 09:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap @ De Molen Beerfestival 2014. Pours clear golden with a white head. Toffee, citrus, caramel and mild yeast.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2014
at 09:37
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask ale, half, at Euston Tap. Pale golden coloured body, near-clear. Low white head, lasting. Grassy hops on the nose, fresh fruits as well. Rather sappy taste of citrus, mild farmyard, and paler malts. Mild fruity ending. Not diluted. Just refreshing and nice (London 24.09.2014).
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2014
at 05:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Evening Star, Brighton. It pours lightly hazy gold with a medium white head. The nose is straw, spicy, rich orange citrus, tangerine, brett and some of Irn Bru even. The taste is crisp, clean, bitter, straw, pepper, wood, rather great brett character, stewed orange, tangerine, grapefruit and minerals with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Crisp,tasty and very, very drinkable. Another absolute winner from Burning Sky!
Tried
on 06 Oct 2014
at 01:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico SW1. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity citrus hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy hoppy citrus finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2014
at 10:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Borefts 2014. Pours clear pale golden with a thin white head. Aroma is weedy, light grassy and light cheesy hops. Flavour is light sweet and over moderate bitter. Light medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Oct 2014
at 10:51
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled @ Borefts 2014. Clear pale golden color, no head. Smell and taste are a bit weird, the guy next to me (yes, you 77ships) said it was the aroma you get when you sharpen a pencil. Taste is lightly sourish and a bit weird as well. Hard to describe. Decent body and carbonation.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2014
at 10:56