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.
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from the Kernel taproom. Pours clear yellow-gold with a fluffy, pure white head. Light-medium sweet flavour with a lovely pithy citrus character, lemon rind, a little white grape, melon, lemongrass and grapefruit, pale bread. Light to medium bodied with massaging carbonation. Super clean finish, more pithy notes, mild rindy-grassy bitterness, lean pale malts. Very highly drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 26 May 2024
at 19:10
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Can from Against The Grain. Hazy golden body with a white head that holds well. Fine carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of pineapple, grapefruit and flower stems. Flavour of grass, lemon and underripe melon. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. A tight, bitter IPA. This is excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 22 May 2024
at 22:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can at home picked up from Fuss Clube. Am attractive light hazed bright golden yellow coloured pour with a lively rocky white head. Aroma is straw, sweaty grains, grass, chamomile, saision yeast, jasmine tea. Flavour is composed of crisp light floury wheat, grass, floral lemon, mineral, delicate saison , tea leavews. Palate is light and refreshing, airy floury carbonation. A little thin, Spicy finish. A refreshing delicate saison that is eminently drinakable.
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2024
at 22:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from RAD at home. Black colour with a tan head. Malty and dry. Slightly smoky. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2024
at 20:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Patricks 180524. Red amber color with an off-white head. Aroma is hop, pine, grapefruit, dried fruit. Flavor is hop, pine, grapefruit, toffee, bread, roasted malt, citrus, alcohol. Powerful beer.
Tried
on 21 May 2024
at 06:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from Fuss Clube. A mostly clear gold orange coloured pour with a lively white froth. Aroma is soft wheat grains, white grape, melon, floral citrus, petals. Flavour is composed of crisp, bready grains, wheat, spicy citrus, mineral , floral notes, petal, light grass, light mineral. Palate is super crisp, mineral , highish carbonation, airy, gassy.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2024
at 23:37
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. HOTM. As Burning Sky / Wildflower From the Farm. Beautiful beer this. Hazed deep orange with a well appointed lasting lacing white foam. Looks good enough to drink. Nose has wheat. Slightly weird but not unpleasant dusty yeast notes. Some ripe orange. Pretty herbal. Light minty notes. Taste has an initial fruity sweetness. Nicely tangy with a citrus bitterness. Clean and bright and tangy. Brisk fine carbonation. Moderate bitterness to finish. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2024
at 18:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. HOTM. Hazed slightly dirty straw colour. Good solid shiny white foam. Nose has wheat. Coriander. Unripe peach. Taste is dry and light tart. Flicker of wheaty sweetness. Light and refreshingly crisp with plenty of brisk fine carbonation. Tart light fruity finish. Great low ABV smasher.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2024
at 18:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Beer Central Sheffield. Is there any way of avoiding users on here? Fuck sake. Hazed straw gold. Decent white foam. It ain’t no Kernel swede though. Lean sweet malt. Some pine needle. Some sweet citrus flesh. Taste has plenty of sweetness with a bright fruity bitterness. Easy drinking overall. Moderate bitterness to finish. Bog standard IPA. Disappointing given the brewing pedigree.
Tried
from Can
on 18 May 2024
at 18:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at Mother Arch ii, 15/05/24. Moderate haze on a golden orange pour topped with a just off white head. Nose is hay bale, big funk dollop, vanilla oak, tangy citric zest, green berry must. Taste comprises oak, barnyard bite, lime leaf, herb, hedgerow, funk, tannins, buggy notes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light puckering edge. Solid flavoursome saison.
Tried
on 18 May 2024
at 09:23