Gun Brewery

Microbrewery in Heathfield, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Gun Brewery Saffrons Taproom

Established in 2015

Contact
Hawthbush Farm, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 0JY, Heathfield, TN21 0JY, England
+441323700200
beer@gunbrewery.co.uk
Description
We brew at Gun Hill, on a beautiful 140 acre organic mixed farm in the Sussex Weald. The farm has a history of hop growing and some survive to this day in the hedgerows. It’s a lovely place to be and a lovely place to brew.

We spent a year refitting the barn, and installing all the equipment ourselves, before selling our first pint in January 2015. In making our beer we aim to tread lightly on our surroundings. We generate much of our own power from a 15kw solar array; heating from a wood powered boiler and our spent grains keep the local livestock happy.

All the water used for brewing comes from our own spring source deep below the organically farmed land. The water is microfiltered and UV treated to ensure its purity without the need for chemicals. It’s delicious and great for brewing.

Five years on from launch, plenty of awards and some 2 million pints later, by 2020 we were a team of 9 and when we started moving fermenters outside, it was obvious that to keep moving forward, we were going to need a bigger boat. We couldn’t expand in our current building, and really didn’t want to move away from the spring water and the farm. Both of which are part of our DNA. So we looked into the idea of actually building Brewery 2.0 from scratch here.

In August 2020 we were granted planning permission and began building in September. All being well, we hope to move in December 2021.
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Solastalgic

7
Solastalgic (4951) ticked Scaramanga Extra Pale from Gun Brewery 9 years ago

Super as a post-run refresher. #beerbods #runforbeer

Tried on 16 Jun 2016 at 22:18

Mr_Pink_152

7.2
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Project Babylon Pale Ale from Gun Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from flavours, hazy golden colour with a white head. Big lemon and grapefruit aroma and taste. Refreshing bitter taste.

Tried from Can on 11 Jun 2016 at 06:50

WingmanWillis

6
WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Scaramanga Extra Pale from Gun Brewery 9 years ago

Tried on 13 May 2016 at 10:58

Garrold

5.2
Garrold (11394) reviewed Zamzama IPA from Gun Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask. Pavement Vaults, York. Hazy, light amber. Thin, dense, lasting, off white head. Aroma of tangy, citrus peel. Some off notes to this, too. A bit old, I think. Taste is tangy, tart and bitter. Not in good nick...

Tried from Cask on 10 May 2016 at 10:23

Fin

6.6
Fin (18365) reviewed Project Babylon Pale Ale from Gun Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at The Hand in Glove, Worcester, Saturday 7th May 2016 Pours hazy mid gold, a filmy head sits atop. A little bit of lemon, middling maltiness, a furriness across the roof of the mouth. It’s nice. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3

Tried on 07 May 2016 at 08:56

TimE

7.4
TimE (11146) reviewed Zamzama IPA from Gun Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Light amber golden. Soft malty hoppy, orange and apples. A bit buscuity soft, the hops are very British. Rounded and smooth. Nice stuff

Tried on 22 Apr 2016 at 07:37

Olut

6.4
Olut (21769) reviewed Zamzama IPA from Gun Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ The Grove, Huddersfield. Amber-gold with a bubble head. Has a tropical fruit nose, which is evident in its taste, albeit with a fair strength. It’s not quite a full-bodied ale.

Tried from Cask on 16 Apr 2016 at 17:35

Fin

7.2
Fin (18365) reviewed Parabellum Milk Stout from Gun Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at The Crafty Crow, Nottingham, Saturday 9th April 2016 with dad. Pours black with a tan head, milky cappuccino creamy nose. Smooth, creamy beer, plenty going on, late fruit, but mostly nice smooth easy sipping stout. A6 A4 T8 P4 Ov14 3.6

Tried on 09 Apr 2016 at 06:58

allmyvinyl

6.1
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Scaramanga Extra Pale from Gun Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Tapped. Leeds jaunt. Pours clear pale goldwith a thin white head. Aromas of lemon barley water. Taste is similar. Mineral finish. Bit watery

Tried from Cask on 21 Mar 2016 at 11:47

Leighton

6.6
Leighton (34941) reviewed Saison Soufflant (Small Batch ) from Gun Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared at the 2015 edition of the chriso Pre-GBBF tasting - London. Cheers! Pours lightly hazy yellow with a creamy, white head. The nose holds rindy citrus and flinty minerals. Medium sweet flavour, doughy and yeasty, with low bitterness. Medium bodied with lively carbonation. Sweet finish with further doughy bread, light alcohol, yeast expression. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2016 at 07:16

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