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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7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
330 ml can, from leske.no . ABV is 0.5%, IBU 35. Black colour, small tan head. Aroma of moderately roasted malts, oatmeal and porridge, lactose and cocoa. Smooth flavour, with cocoa, oatmeal and lactose, but not too sweet. A slight fruitiness too. Very drinkable.
Tried from Can on 05 Feb 2021 at 14:05

4.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
440 ml can, from leske.no . ABV is 0.5%. Crystal clear golden to peach colour, moderate to small white head. Aroma of artificial peach and raspberry candy. The flavour is not as sweet as I feared, but has still notes of said candy. A moderate fruity acidity, notes of malic acid. Hardly any bitterness.
Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2021 at 20:13

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle from House Of Trembling Madness. Clear amber/brown body with a thin beige head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of copper, nuts and caramel. Flavour of coriander and earth with a bitter, rusty finish. Thin body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. It smells fine but tastes slightly sour. I’d have liked it more if it was sweeter.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2021 at 00:36

4/10
Jaja, grei-ish, det er endel humle har, men det blir litt fuzzy humlevann, litt Farris med smak, liksom.
Tried from Can on 30 Jan 2021 at 18:31

3/10
Hissig ved åpning. Intenst bitter, og med en nesten besk bitterhet. Til sammen fikk det meg til å stusse på om den var infisert. Ingen ny favoritt, men Magni likte den, så noe må de ha gjort rett
Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2021 at 17:30

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
330 ml can, from leske.no . ABV is 0.5%, IBU 42. Clear golden colour, small white head. Nice citrus aroma. Light bodied as expected. Flavour of citrus / grapefruit, and pine needles / resin. Bitter finish. Not bad for a n/a beer.
Tried from Can on 27 Jan 2021 at 00:57

6.6/10
Tried on 24 Jan 2021 at 22:05

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2021 at 19:22

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours clear cola-brown with a thin off-white head. Aromas of light cocoa and hazelnut. Taste is sweet, light spice, more cocoa. Slightly thin finish.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2021 at 16:49

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours clear golden with a thin ring of white head. Aromas of grassy hops, grain, light citrus. taste has a whack of bitterness with no real malt to balance. Watery and bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2021 at 20:53