Big Drop Brewing Co.

Client Brewer in Ipswich, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2016

Contact
Registered Office, 46 St Nicholas St, Ipswich, IP1 1TT, England
Description
Big Drop Brewing Co. is a new craft beer company dedicated to making great beer with an ABV of no more than 0.5%.

Big Drop was launched in October 2016 by the-then City lawyer Rob Fink, along with his school-friend/band-mate, designer and entrepreneur, James Kindred. Along with renowned experimental brewer, Johnny Clayton (formerly of Wild Beer Co), they’ve perfected techniques to make alcohol-free craft beer without the need for artificial removal of alcohol.

The 2018 contract with a leading supermarket chain will require Big Drop, which moved production from a small-batch brewer in Bermondsey to Sussex-based own-label specialist Hepworth, to scale up production from 10,000 litres per month to some 40,000 litres.

Production moved to Black Sheep Brewery after a deal was agreed with Keystone Brewing Group, announced December 2024.

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

33cl can, BB 30/07/2025.
Brune foncée, col épais et crémeux blanc-cassé tenace. Léger filament doré au verre.
Arôme délicat sur des notes oscillants entre grillé/chocolat et torréfié (effet frosted flakes) - le lactose perce en appui avec un léger bouquet céréales.
Palais garde une approche délicate du lactose - présent mais sans venir adoucir l'expérience avec une base de céréales trop encombrante. Petite note de café/torréfié avec une fin amertume houblonné en fin de bouche - finement anisée et pointe de chocolat amer.
Plutôt sympa pour un milk stout.

Tried from Can from Malting Pot on 31 Jan 2025 at 12:27


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

330ml can from Love Wine in Jersey. Pours black with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, hints of chocolate, milk & roast malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable, really good AF

Tried from Can on 08 Jan 2025 at 14:36


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Can from lowcostbeer. I didn't make notes at the time but I recall this being a decent citric and pine noted AF beer. An element of cardboard also but decent hopping overall. Light but not watery. Good as far as AF beers go.

Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:02


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:16


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:16


3.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:14


8

Tried from Can on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:53


5

Tried from Can on 17 Nov 2024 at 15:29


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

As the health kick continues, so does my exploration of AF beer. This one is quite nice, but it doesn't really taste like beer. Sweet hips, citrus and a bit of sherbert. Pleasant

Tried on 11 Nov 2024 at 18:08


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

It's tough being on the wagon for a bit, but it does mean I try more AF beers. And this is a good one! Nice pour and looks like a beer in the glass. Really bitter hops flavour which is right up my street. One of the best AF I've had.

Tried on 10 Nov 2024 at 17:45