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.
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.
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
US can, contract brewed by Great Central in Chicago. Pours a bright gold color with a fizzy, soda pop head. Smell does have some unmistakable Mosaic hops to it. Taste has a little much soda pop mouthfeel to it, but the pale ale hops are very much there. Plenty of dry bitterness. But knocking out the alcohol and some of the calories (this one says 78 calories), they don't have much of a malt backbone. That may be all right for an NA beer style. But taken for what it is, a pretty good iteration of the style. Yet again, the finish gives me an odd impression of lipstick that seems to haunt me with all NA beers.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2021
at 03:44
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
0.33 l bottle from 'OnderNulPuntVijf', best before August 2021. Clear, deep amber with a medium large, foamy, quickly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, a little fruity-floral, minimally herbal-grassy aroma of caramel, raisins and hay. Slightly sweet, gently bitter, rather dry, moderately herbal-grassy and a little fruity taste of caramel, nuts, marmelade and a touch of honey, followed by a short, gently bitter, fairly dry finish. Thin to medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Drinkable, not really a pleasure though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2021
at 12:34
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear brown with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate, chocolate milkshake powder, lactose and hazelnut notes. Flavour is light to light moderate sweet and bitter. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2021
at 15:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours clear peachy golden with no real head. Aromas of raspberry and vanilla. Taste is peachy and light sour. Sour finish, if a little thin.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2021
at 16:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of rye, spice, orange, light juniper. Taste is more rye, other grains, cooked orange. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2021
at 16:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours opaque dark brown with a short - lived thin beige head. Aromas of chocolate and coconut. Bounty bar. Taste is desiccated coconut, more chocolate. Smooth, rich, sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2021
at 17:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Honest Brew. Pours clear dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of hazelnut, verging on metallic though. Some nutty chocolate. Taste is more of the same. Thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2021
at 16:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from the brewery online shop. Pours cleat golden with a thin white head. Aromas of citrus, light floral notes. Taste has the light sharpness of elderflower. Light resin. Thirst quenching.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2021
at 15:54
3/10
Clear, no head to speak of. Light, malty, citrusy, hoppy. Lemon pledge, baking soda, thin. Pretty repulsive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2021
at 18:13
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Clear golden with no head. Aroma of white grapes, lemon, strangely vinous notes and light malt. Flavour is above moderate sour. Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2021
at 16:42