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.
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the bow bar... Golden amber.. Thin white head... Soft big zezty pineapple tropical nose... Soft fruits... Zezty fruits.. Dry passion fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jan 2014
at 08:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Cross Scythes, Sheffield. Clear, straw colour. Thin, tight, white head. A looker. Crisp, lemon, grainy. Taste is grainy sweet to start. Then dry, with a decent hop bitterness. Very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jan 2014
at 04:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at The Grove, Huddersfield. 20.01.13. Hazy, straw colour. Film of white head. Aroma is funky, cheesy and earthy. Taste is earthy, lemon, grassy. Soapy palate. Dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jan 2014
at 09:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Salopian, Shrewsbury. Lots of tropical fruit & citrus in the hops, some bready malts & some bitter floral elements on the finish. Not quite as sharp & tasty as previous Burning Sky offerings I’ve had but still a lovely pint.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jan 2014
at 14:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico, London. A golden coloured pour with virtually no head to speak of. Fruity, yeasty, lemon aroma. Tastes similar, fruity, lemon, yeasty, slightly tart. Decent saison.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2014
at 09:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at CBI, London on 23rd November 2013. Copper with thin white ring-and-film giving scant lacing. Sweetish fruity berries aroma. Malty and nutty in-mouth with peanut nuttiness and caramel malts. Zingy citrus present in addition to this. Short citric and nutty finish on a zingy mouthfeel and medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2013
at 04:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Southampton Arms. Poured a clear medium amber with a thin frothy white head. The aroma is weak malt. The flavour is medium bitter with a liqourice hop spice resin palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2013
at 09:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Southampton arms. Pours clear amber with an off white head. Aroma of fruity hops, caramel and biscuity malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2013
at 04:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask @ CBC Clerkenwell. Has a nice warm colour, good aroma with a deep hoppy citrus / caramel taste, if a little boozy and sweet. Will definitely have this again when I next see it.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2013
at 14:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask @ Sheffield Tap. Just had to get a bit of this after the excellent glass of Devils Rest I had a couple of weeks earlier! And this doesn’t disappoint. Spicy lemon nose, spiky dryness, good floral character, lots of zest.. tasty stuff indeed.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2013
at 14:28