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 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask (Bridge Tavern, Newcastle) - Golden with a white head. Grapefruit, lemon and some slightly soapy hops in the aroma. Crisp, zesty and hoppy taste with lemon, grapefruit and melon detected. Very refreshing and very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2014
at 08:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Craft 100. It pours cloudy golden with a small white head. The nose is earthy, toast, brett, light spice and orange peel. The taste is toasty, earth, orange rind, grapefruit, light sweetness, pepper, earth and assorted florals with a dry, crisp finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Interesting and rather tasty stuff. Another winning saison from Burning Sky!
Tried
on 07 Apr 2014
at 12:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
3rd April 2014
Craft100 fest at Craft Clapham. Keg. Hazy gold - amber beer, small pale cream coloured head. Palate is light with a nice mild crispness. Big floral notes, spot of dandelion. Nice mild but zingy citrus integrates well. More floral things! Light crisp finish.
Craft100 fest at Craft Clapham. Keg. Hazy gold - amber beer, small pale cream coloured head. Palate is light with a nice mild crispness. Big floral notes, spot of dandelion. Nice mild but zingy citrus integrates well. More floral things! Light crisp finish.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2014
at 12:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at The Hanging Bat. Hazy pale golden body with a thin white head. Nice lacing. Aroma of red apple, straw and a hint of white pepper. Flavour of pear, orange and grass. Medium body with a spritzy mouthfeel. As a Saison, this is more ’mushy apple’ than ’crisp citrus’.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2014
at 14:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
På fat. Smak och doft av humle, malt, karamell, tuggummi, tropisk frukt, röda bär, grapefrukt och tall. Tydlig lite pepprig beska med inslag av maskros. Lagom söt, frisk och fruktig.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2014
at 09:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
På fat. Smak och doft av humle, malt, tropisk frukt, grapefrukt och maskros. Lagom söt med tydlig beska med smak av grapefrukt, maskros och peppar. Fruktig och frisk.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2014
at 09:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Hanging Bat. Pours clear amber, thick white head. Strong citrus aroma, caramel too. Taste is bitter, with dark sugar sweetness at the back. Rich, creamy texture. Drinks to its strength. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Apr 2014
at 01:48
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at CASK. It pours clear amber with a minimal beige head. The nose is sticky, orange, marmalade, oily, caramel and candied peel . The taste is earth, pine, resin, oily, varnish, barnyard and pepper with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body, fine carb and sticky mouth-feel.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2014
at 12:10
8/10
Tried
on 26 Mar 2014
at 12:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On keg. Appearance - pale blonde in colour. Some haze and an attractive lacy head. Nose - white pepper and apples. Taste - more white pepper this time getting into pineapple. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - a well executed saison.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2014
at 08:20