Burning Sky Brewery

Microbrewery in Firle, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Established in 2013

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Place Barn, The St, Firle, BN8 6LP, England
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.

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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at The Brew Tavern. Dark brown colour with a pale head. Malty and caramel. Hints of sweet fruit. Medium body.
Tried from Cask on 09 Oct 2024 at 17:00

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Large loose white head left a froth in an unclear golden coloured body. Zesty, earthy & funk aroma. Medium bodied, short sharp & very dry. Lemon, zesty, hay, earthy & chalk tastes with a long bitterly hopped finish. Very refreshing - Patio Beer!
Tried on 07 Oct 2024 at 20:53

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Large foamy white head left a froth on the cloudy lake lemon coloured body. Zesty citrus & earthy aroma. Medium bodied, sharp & dry. Lemon, earthy, funky & bitter hopped up tastes. Very clean refreshing.
Tried on 06 Oct 2024 at 20:47

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can. RAD. Packaged end of August. Soft haze on a glowing yellow gold. Pretty loose spotty white froth. Great colour so-so swede. Anyhoo. Bit of twangy hop leaf. Bit of cold tea. Semi sweet grain. Taste is a little sweet with moderate dryness. No real hit of any hoppy bitterness. A tad flabby overall. Dry-ish finish. Underwhelming, especially given the previous rates. This latest batch must be a notch under the first.
Tried from Can on 06 Oct 2024 at 17:31

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from BS online. Pours broadly clear red-amber-gold with a slight, creamy white head. Light-medium sweet flavour with moderate salinity, a little funk, soft acidity, some citric bite, mild grape notes. Medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Faintly warming finish, fairly dry, a little wood, tangy berry, lemon, a little white pepper, oaky notes, a pinch of earth. Nicely rounded and complex. Drinks well for the strength. Great stuff overall.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2024 at 22:13

7/10
Tried on 05 Oct 2024 at 21:52

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sample with the Malmö crew at Væskebalancen Blågårdsgade 21/09/2024 Bitter resinous hoppy aroma and taste, some herbal and floral hoppy accents, pine needles, medium body, bitter hoppy finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of I�m Coming Over on 27 Mar 2025 at 06:07 - Score: 7. Original review text: Bitter resinous hoppy aroma and taste, some herbal and floral hoppy accents, pine needles, medium body, bitter hoppy finish.
Tried on 05 Oct 2024 at 11:48

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample with the Malmö crew at Væskebalancen Blågårdsgade 21/09/2024 Tart fruity raspberry aroma and taste, light wooden accents, berry skin, medium body and acidity, lingering raspberry fruity close.
Tried on 05 Oct 2024 at 11:45

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can. RAD. Hazed pale gold. Thin fairly dense white head is lasting and semi lacing. Nose is citrus forward with notes of orange peel and sweet lemon. Background malts are a little bready and pretty clean overall. Very drinkable at the 6.5. Fresh and bright. Good bright bitterness to finish. Could smash.
Tried from Can on 04 Oct 2024 at 19:08

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from BS online. Pours hazy gold with a fluffy, pure white head. Light-medium sweet flavour with clean pithy citrus, a little dank pine, melon, tangerine peel, pale biscuits. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Subtly piney to finish, light resin, lean pale malts, more citrus peel. Highly drinkable.
Tried from Can on 26 Sep 2024 at 20:55