About
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.
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
440ml can. Hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma of lemon and lime, grape, peach. Taste is citrusy, lemon and lime, melon, grape, peach, slightly dank, low bitterness. Medium bodied, soft.
And it's yet another WCBF collab that is absolutely world class in terms of AF beer. Cracking effort.
And it's yet another WCBF collab that is absolutely world class in terms of AF beer. Cracking effort.
Tried
from Can
from RAD Beer
on 22 Jun 2026
at 19:56
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jun 2026
at 12:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home, from HOTM online, 20/06/2026.
Pinkish orange topped with a lasting faded crimson cap.
Nose is tarte berries, herb, hedgerow, grains.
Taste comprises tangy ted berries, damp wood, herb, modest funk, berry skins, damson chimes.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light pickering edge.
Tidy refresher.
Pinkish orange topped with a lasting faded crimson cap.
Nose is tarte berries, herb, hedgerow, grains.
Taste comprises tangy ted berries, damp wood, herb, modest funk, berry skins, damson chimes.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light pickering edge.
Tidy refresher.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2026
at 14:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at home picked up from hotm. A translucent golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is semi sweet, midget gems, tangerine, floury wheat, pineapple. Flavour is composed of floury wheat, spicy citrus, midget gems, lime, white grape, spicy. Flavour is composed crisp bready wheaty grains, some chalk,mineral, tangerine. Some farmyard notes. Decent.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2026
at 21:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Dark at Turk's Head leeds. Hazy-opaque dark orange. Thin foamy white head. Aroma is stone fruit with a citrus and herbal edge. Flavourwise is similar with a big citrus and herbal water. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Turk’s Head
on 11 Jun 2026
at 22:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Wenlock arms. A almost clear rustic gold yellow coloured pour with a a lasting white froth. Aroma is rustic earthy grains, straw, grass, hedgerow hop fluffy wheat. Flavour is composed of earthy bready grains, pillow wheat, grass, oranre rind, hedgerow hop. Firm grassy bitterness. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, pillowy soft cask condition. Decent drop, lacks a clear direction.
Tried
at
Wenlock Arms
on 10 Jun 2026
at 17:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 6th June 2026. Clear gold with shallow, decaying foam and spot lacing. Tropical fruit aroma. Rich citrus zest in-mouth and a sweetened citrus peely finish. Smooth, slightly oily mouthfeel and a full body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Craft Beer Co - Covent Garden
on 06 Jun 2026
at 22:58
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Great ale. Lean and dank. Some lightly salty tropical fruits, subdued pine oils, rindy citrus. Background pale bread sweetness. Soft bitterness. Wildly drinkable sauce.
Tried
from Can
at
Burning Sky
on 06 Jun 2026
at 22:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Straight-ahead pale ale, no bells and whistles, clean and dry. Some citrus peel accents, dried pale biscuits, a little pine needle, lemon rind, hay. Well balanced, highly drinkable.
Tried
from Can
at
Burning Sky
on 06 Jun 2026
at 18:48
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home picked up from Fuss Clube. A translucent golden orange coloured pour with a lasting fluffy white head. Aroma is soft wheaty grains, bready, NZ pithy hop, pissy citrus, background tropicals, orange rind, Flavour is composed of soft fluffy wheat, bready, juicy fruits, opal fruits, pissy nz hop, white grape, spicy citrus. Palate is semi sweet, fluffy, airy carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2026
at 20:40