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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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can picked up at Væskebalancen - Valby, - light hazed golden pour with a white head. Citrus notes of lemon, grapefruit, some floral and light herbal accents, malty, light body, pine needles, light resinous piney spruce like bitter hoppy close. Impressive for the abv.
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2021 at 16:36

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Can picked up at Væskebalancen - Valby - pours almost clear gold with a tiny white head. Light fruity and malty with some subdued notes of orange, grapefruit, light piney, thin body, bitter hoppy finish. Ok AF brew.
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2021 at 16:19

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 4 Overall 7
Very psyched about a NA hazelnut porter. The concept is something i truly needed, lets hop it is as good as I hope ! Pours clear, dark brown. very small, slightly tanned head. Scent is roasty ( ashy / chocolate / dry ). Hazelnut is there, but mild. More like a nuttyness in a scotch ale, than your 'average' hazelnut pastry stout (or porter) . Taste is Light, bit bitter, sharp, roasty ( ashy , chocolate, coffee ). Hazelnut is mild. Not AS ashy as some of the (no good) NA Stouts / porters I had before, this is certainly better. However, the beer has no body whatsoever, and the hazelnut is quite mild. Again, more like a scotch ale than a pastry whatever; These factors give no balance against the bitterness, making that the primary taste of the beer. However, the aroma's are nice, and not absent. I like it, but I don't love it. I hope someone else might pick up the concept, or Big Drop improves it. It has a mild sweetness left ( this one) which could be amped up a bit (to my taste) which would help improve the body and balance.
Tried on 05 Jun 2021 at 10:06

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
330ml bottle: BB 25th Jan 2022. Poured into my old DAB Meister-Pils tankard at home on 1st Jun 2021. Deep golden body, clean and clear, white bubbles on top. Grassy nose, fizzy and almost tasteless. Didn't take to it at all.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2021 at 17:45

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
31/5/2021. Bottle from WiseBartender.co.uk. Pours clear mahogany brown with a frothy off-white head. Aroma of light roasted malt, milk chocolate, coffee, toffee, nut, brown bread. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slight sticky texture, very soft carbonation. Sweet cloying finish. Decent AF effort.
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2021 at 15:52

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottles as Big Drop Hazlenut Porter, from Cheese & Wine Shop Darlington. Black brown colour with reddish tinge, beige foam head leaving lacing and aroma of dark malt, chocolate. Taste is sweetish, roast malty, caramel, chocolate, cocoa, dried fruits, hazelnutty bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, nutty malty finish. Quite drinkable
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2021 at 15:47

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml can courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Gluten Free. Amber gold colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, metallic, grassy. Taste is sweetish, malty, grainy, grassy, with dusty bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. OK
Tried from Can on 30 May 2021 at 15:07

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
355mL can, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Nose brings out mineral notes, crisp biscuity malt, and some dry piney hops. Flavour is surprisingly decent for a non-alc, with a piney hop character, biscuity malt, and some toasted grains. A nice non-alc—this has a nice expression from the hops. Solid.
Tried from Can on 30 May 2021 at 05:55

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml can from Cheese & Wine Shop, Darlington. Golden amber colour, white foam head leaving some lacing and aroma of malt, grain, floral hop. Taste is malty, some grain and caramel, with citrus and hoppy bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable. Good for non alcohol and gluten free.
Tried from Can on 29 May 2021 at 11:05

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
25/5/2021. Can from WiseBartender.co.uk. Pours clear golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, light tropical fruit, passion fruit, touch of pine. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, slightly earthy. Light body, oily texture, average carbonation. Pretty decent AF beer, one you could have a few of if you felt the need.
Tried from Can on 25 May 2021 at 17:35