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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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Can at home in Hackney - picked up from BS online. Pours clear honey-gold with a frothy, pure white head. Light sweet flavour with notes of clean pale grains, lemon rind, pale bread, mild bitter grass, a leafy accent. Light bodied with average carbonation. Bittersweet finish, some husky grains, grass, citrus peel. Tasty stuff.
Tried from Can on 02 Apr 2024 at 21:17

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Bottle. Burning Sky online. Lightly hazed gold. Very decent white foam. Nose has tinned peach. Peach stone. Wheat. Light funk. Soft vine fruit character. Taste is sweet and wheaty before a light tart fruit bitterness kicks in. Foamy and fairly refreshing. Fruity peachy finish. I dunno. BS aren’t nailing this type of beer any more.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2024 at 20:24

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Burning Sky online. Clear pale amber gold. Sturdy dense white foam. Looks well. Nose has rich tea cake malts. Brett. Sweet vine fruit. Bit of wet leather. Taste is pretty sweet up front with a fruity vinous bitterness. Slick and full. Fine carbonation. Juicy finish, but overall it feels a little sweet throughout.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2024 at 20:06

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Tried from Draft on 02 Apr 2024 at 10:29

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Can at home in Hackney - picked up from BS online. Pours murky gold with a dense, creamy white head. Medium sweet flavour with some bready pale malts, citrus purée, oats, mild rindy bitterness. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Oaty finish, more citrus fruit purée. Good stuff overall.
Tried from Can on 31 Mar 2024 at 21:23

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
(Draught at King's Arms, Bethnal Green, London, 18 Nov 2023) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with chocolate, coffee, liquorice and a touch of tobacco. Malty, roasted taste with notes of coffee, dark chocolate, liquorice, tobacco, caramel, wood, a touch of rum and a balanced roasty bitterness in the finish. Full body, quite sweet. Rich, tasty and warming. Very nice.
Tried on 31 Mar 2024 at 20:14

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Can at home in Hackney - picked up from BS online. Pours clear yellow with a creamy, white head. Light sweet flavour with rich biscuity pale malts, a little pee, ripening lemon, straw. Light bodied with average carbonation. Clean finish, further pale biscuits, citrus peel, relaxed bitterness. Super solid.
Tried from Can on 30 Mar 2024 at 23:26

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Can at home in Hackney - picked up from the brewery’s online shop. Pours mostly clear honey-gold with a tight, creamy white head. Light sweet flavour with some dried citrus peel, grass, saison yeast, grass, lemon rind. Light to medium bodied with massaging carbonation. Finishes with more bitter citrus peel, grass. Tasty overall.
Tried from Can on 29 Mar 2024 at 21:41

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It's the opening night of the Isle of Harris Brewery the company of Nick, Anna and all the friends and workers, Friday 29th March 2024 at the new brewery and restaurant. Pours yolky yellow with a large in fact very big frothy white head. Soft mouthfeel, sweet, a little sherbert, another very nice beer from Burning Sky.
Tried on 29 Mar 2024 at 18:52

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It's the opening night of the Isle of Harris Brewery the company of Nick, Anna and all the friends and workers, Friday 29th March 2024 at the new brewery and restaurant. Pours hazy straw colour with a large frothy white head. A little initial sweetness, then a bitter bite, a crisp back end, wonderfully more'ish' 3.7
Tried on 29 Mar 2024 at 18:21