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.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0.33 l bottle from 'OnderNulPuntVijf', best before April 2021. Clear, golden with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, white head. Sweetish, slightly sourish, gently fruity aroma of lemon, rhubarb and some redcurrant. Gently sour, moderately fruity taste of grains, bread, lemon, rhubarb and hints of redcurrant, followed by a short, gently tart, moderately dry finish. Thin body, slightly astringent and gently effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Quite nice, hardly noticeable as alcohol-free.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2021
at 17:33
7/10
Tried
on 26 Feb 2021
at 17:01
5.9/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Can shared thanks to kermis. Clear dull pink golden with no real head. Vanilla, soft berries, soft malts, cider vinegar. Light sweet, sour and bitter. Light bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Feb 2021
at 17:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 8
Clear golden peach with a short lived off white head. Aroma of red berries, vanilla, cheesecake. This really does smell awesome. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate sour. Light bodied with moderate carbonation. First time trying a NA sour and it’s pretty damn good!
Tried
from Can
on 26 Feb 2021
at 16:39
6/10
Tried
on 25 Feb 2021
at 17:39
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of citrus, malt and wort. Some old school NA vibes going on alongside the citra for sure. Flavour is above light sweet and moderate bitter. Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2021
at 16:12
7/10
Tried
on 23 Feb 2021
at 19:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of dark malts, a little smoke and touches of overripe dark fruits. Flavour is light sweet and above moderate bitter. Light bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2021
at 17:11
7.5/10
Tried
on 19 Feb 2021
at 16:25
6/10
Tried
on 19 Feb 2021
at 16:24