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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: King’s Head Bethnal Green, London.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Floral, hops, grass, citrus, grapefruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Citrus, grapefruit, sour, funk, floral, grass.
Where: King’s Head Bethnal Green, London.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Floral, hops, grass, citrus, grapefruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Citrus, grapefruit, sour, funk, floral, grass.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2014
at 09:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap @ BierCaB, Barcelona. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich grass, straw, fruits, malt and hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Sep 2014
at 09:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; clear straw yellow pour with a creamy white head, grass and yeast aroma, taste has lemon, spice, some yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2014
at 14:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
How: Cask.
Where: Cask Pub & Kitchen, London.
Appearance: Very light yellow colour with a minimal white head.
Aroma: Sweet, honey, nectar.
Body: Light body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet, nectar, hops, some grass.
Where: Cask Pub & Kitchen, London.
Appearance: Very light yellow colour with a minimal white head.
Aroma: Sweet, honey, nectar.
Body: Light body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet, nectar, hops, some grass.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2014
at 22:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
oro schiuma media discreta persistenza naso citrico erbaceo floreale ben luppolata decisamente secca buon amaro finale
Tried
on 18 Aug 2014
at 02:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ The Evening Star, Brighton. Dark orange golden color, small white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, nicely hoppy, quite fruity, lightly bitter. Average to medium body, soft carbonation. Decent.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2014
at 01:21
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Cask Pub & Kitchen. Clear pale golden color, small white head that leaves good lacing. Smell and taste lightly malts, nicely hoppy, nicely grassy, lightly bitter. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2014
at 01:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask @ Cask Pub & Kitchen. Clear golden color, small off-white head. Aroma is malts, hops and quite floral. Taste malts, hops, floral, a hint of tropical fruits. Decent body and carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2014
at 01:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Tap @ Cask Pub & Kitchen. Hazy yellow color, small to average sized white head. Smell and taste is yeasty, a bit fruity, slightly sour, brett. Medium body, average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2014
at 01:03
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ Craft Beer Co. Brighton. Lightly unclear pale yellow golden color, small white head. Aroma is quite malty, hops, lightly fruity. Taste malts, hops, slightly citrussy, decently bitter. Bitter hops dominate the fruit hops though. Decent body and carbonation.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2014
at 11:44