Burning Sky Brewery

Microbrewery in Firle, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Burning Sky
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Established in 2013

Contact
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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Murky yellow colour. Rich head. Hoppy aroma of goose berries, pine needles, mango and pine apple. Fruit flavour with notes of pine needles, garpe fruit and mango. Very drinkable.
Tried on 29 Nov 2024 at 15:32

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Can at home in Hackney - picked up from BS online. Pours a vibrant, clear purple with a modest, creamy pink topping. Lightly sweet, quite dry, with bright and tart berry character, decent acidity, low funk, a little woody accent, slight seedy bitterness. Light bodied with massaging carbonation. Clean, tart and dry to finish, more zippy berry character. Great stuff overall.
Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2024 at 23:31

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can from Systembolaget. Big fruity hop aroma. Lovely hazy colour. A seriously good hazy IPA with a lovely sweet fruitiness with reasonable bitterness.
Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2024 at 17:11

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Cask at the Kings Arms - Buckfast Street. Pours clear copper-gold with a creamy, off-white head. Light-medium sweet flavour with notes of toasted malts, a little caramel, nips of aged berries, a little earthy-leafy hop. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Balanced finish, more toasted malts, a little grain, earth, mild leathery fruits. Delicious.
Tried from Cask on 20 Nov 2024 at 18:12

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On tap at The Green Goddess, Blackheath Royal Standard. Light hazy gold pour with a white head. Nose is white grape, green apple, white pepper, bitter citrus. Spicy bittersweet flavours, lots of white grape, baked apple, lime marmalade, greengage. Spicy sweet with a light bitter fruit tang.
Tried from Draft on 17 Nov 2024 at 21:43

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Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from BS online. Pours clear reddish pink with a fading, fizzy pink topping. Light sweet flavour with a delightfully fresh and zippy raspberry note, modest acidity, subtle basil accents, mild funk, lemon, soft seedy bitterness. Light bodied with spritzy carbonation. Clean finish, moderately tart, further tangy, fresh raspberry. Great stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2024 at 20:28

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440ml Can - Murky light orange with a white head. Grapefruit, mango, orange and a faint whiff of ginger in the aroma. Mango, orange, mandarin, grapefruit and a hint of pineapple in the taste.
Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2024 at 21:48

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Keg at Borough Beer House. Aroma is spicy grainy, resinous. Thin foamy translucent white head. Medium bitter. Resinous followed by citrus fruitiness. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice.
Tried on 15 Nov 2024 at 21:11

7/10
Roasty, chocolate, slightly smoky
Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2024 at 20:17

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can at home. Hazy pinkish colour with a pale head. Aroma and taste are tart and fruity raspberry. Crisp body.
Tried from Can on 06 Nov 2024 at 17:54