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.
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the hanging bat... Hazy amber... Small white head.. Soft sweet floral banana... Light coriander nose... Little cold.... Soft fruits... Quite sweet.. Some strange herb... Not me... Little toothpasty in finish
Tried
on 22 Apr 2014
at 09:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity @ Craft100. Pours a golden color with a white head. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy aroma with hints of citrus. Fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2014
at 10:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ The Rake, Borough SE1. Pours a clear pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy weak peachy flavor. Has a fruity malty bitter hoppy grapefruit finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Apr 2014
at 09:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Drucken på fat på Bishop Gustav. En torr, krispig relativt stiltypisk sainson där citrustonerna är tydliga, men också citrusbeskan mer tilltagrn än vanligt. Örtig och lätt kryddig. riktigt fin.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2014
at 10:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Bishops Arms Gustav, Malmö. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a white head. Had a fruity malty spicy yeasty weak citrus aroma. Fruity malty dry spicy yeasty bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Apr 2014
at 10:41
6/10
Tried
on 16 Apr 2014
at 04:25
7/10
Tried
on 15 Apr 2014
at 09:49
4/10
Tried
on 15 Apr 2014
at 05:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Craft100. Pours a hazy yellow color with a white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor with weak hints of citrus. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty weak citrus finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2014
at 08:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught (Pleased To Meet You, Newcastle) - Hazy golden with a white head. Yeast, lemon and a hint of peach in the aroma. Zesty, tangy, refreshing and slightly spicy taste with notes of lemon, coriander and yeast detected.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2014
at 12:30