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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask hamdpull at King's Head Bristol. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Some citrus hop on aroma. Its ok. Some light green herb flavour. Light bitterness on the finish. Fruity. Its ok. OK condition and temperature. OK.
Tried
from Cask
at
Kings Head
on 27 Mar 2026
at 19:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours a mid gold colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and citrus fruits in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Mar 2026
at 19:03
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home, from HOTM online, 27/03/2026.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is punchy tropical fruits, green berry skins, pine resin, stone fruit, papaya.
Taste comprises ripe tropicana, mango flesh, stone fruit, pine resin, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness with Nelson on show.
Solid.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is punchy tropical fruits, green berry skins, pine resin, stone fruit, papaya.
Taste comprises ripe tropicana, mango flesh, stone fruit, pine resin, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness with Nelson on show.
Solid.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2026
at 18:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Pours a light hazy yellow colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and fruit especially lemon in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Burning Sky
on 21 Mar 2026
at 18:17
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can. Pours a light gold colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and citrus fruits in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Burning Sky
on 21 Mar 2026
at 17:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap @Luppolo Station (Rome). Giallo paglierino, velata, schiuma bianca abbondante, discretamente persistente. Al naso leggeri esteri, lieviti, erbaceo, leggera frutta gialla. In bocca è morbida, facile da bere, equilibrata, con attacco un filo abboccato e chiusura secca. Corpo leggero, carbonazione corretta. Buona, ma le manca un po' di spinta.
Tried
from Draft
at
Luppolo Station
on 15 Mar 2026
at 12:45
8.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Great beer. Lovely southern hem character, tropical fruit purée, soft rindy bitterness, balancing bready pale malts. Tangerine, mango, peach. Delicious.
Tried
from Can
from
Clapton Craft
on 15 Mar 2026
at 00:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Lean, dry and clean. Very tame Belgian yeast expression, citrus peel, dried pale biscuits, mild bitter straw, nips of pine needles. Slight minerality. Very drinkable stuff, nicely balanced, not at all overbearing.
Tried
from Can
from
Clapton Craft
on 28 Feb 2026
at 23:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Keg at Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico. Hazy-opaque gols. Thin foamy white head. Aroma has malts and yeast with light citrus and a dryness to it. Flavourwise it's more interesting than the aroma hinted it would be. Medium bitter with a sour edge. Citrus and vinous. Later develops some chewy sweetness. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Pleasent lower ABV Pale.
Tried
from Draft
at
CASK Pub & Kitchen
on 27 Feb 2026
at 15:50
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico. Clear ginger-tinged amber. Foamy off-white head. Aroma has spiced dark fruit loaf with figs and a slight woodiness. Flavourwise it has a bitter core - wood and booze - with a chewy restrained sweetness and spice. Light-medium bodied. Thin to slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation is lazy. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice but could do with more a fruit cake hug from it.
Tried
from Draft
at
CASK Pub & Kitchen
on 27 Feb 2026
at 14:50