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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2024
at 08:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Kings Arms - Buckfast Street. Pours clear gold with a small, creamy white head. Light sweet flavour with strong grassy bitterness, dried pale malts, a faint citrusy accent. Light bodied with soft carbonation; so so condition. Strongly bitter finish, more lean pale malts, husky grains, straw, grass. Decent overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2024
at 16:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Long lasting pink hued foamy head on a clear pale copper coloured body. Raspberry aroma. Medium bodied, foamy short & dry. Raspberry, acidic, earthy & chalky tastes with a tart finish. Refresher.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2024
at 21:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at home from RAD. Pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are citrus and lime. Slight tropical. Crisp body.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2024
at 20:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Pours slightly hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma of light malt, fruity hops, white grape, citrus. Flavor is light bitter, light malt, fruity hops, hops spice, grapes, citrus. Medium body, average carbonation, dry and bitter finish. 211024
Tried
on 21 Oct 2024
at 16:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Light hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - citrus and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 211024
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Oct 2024
at 16:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Leave tight white foamy head on a highly finely carbonated unclear pale golden coloured body. Hat, funky & herbal aroma. Medium bodied, foamy dry & clean. Dry white wine, funky, herbal, lemon & yeast tastes with a tart finish.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2024
at 21:25
8/10
Raspberry, funky, tart
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2024
at 21:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask. Gravity dispense. Steel City Beer Festival. Hurray! A cask in decent nick here. Clear dark brown. Decent beige suds. Light coffee and chocolate malts. A tad earthy. Leafy hop. Some sweetness and decent hop bitterness. Smooth tasty easy drinking.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2024
at 08:49
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Now just called Anniversaire, 6.5%. Pale yellow colour with light haze and thin head. Aroma and floral are super floral and have a pleasant woody vanilla note. Nice juicy tang too.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2024
at 13:17