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.
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a unclear coppery golden with a frothy lacing head. Aroma smells like musty feet, citrus and floral. Taste is wet, cardboard, some fruit.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2020
at 21:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl fles van Hema. Bleekgele kleur, zepige kraag. Wort, licht hoppig en bloemig, prima te doen voor een N/A.
Tried
on 11 Dec 2020
at 21:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear blond colour with thin head. Aroma and flavour have obvious citrusy hop notes. Quite bitter. Aftertaste has slight note of carton which is synonymous with low alcohol beer. Overall though this is excellent in its class.
Tried
on 06 Dec 2020
at 16:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0.33 l bottle from 'Ace Drinks', best before July 2021. Clear, almost opaque, very dark brown to black with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, beige head. Sweetish-malty, very nutty aroma of toasted hazelnut, Rocher and bread crust. Gently sweet, malty, minimally roasty and fairly nutty taste of lots of hazelnut, Rocher, bread crust and traces of burnt sugar, followed by a short, slightly bitter, minimally roasty and just a little watery finish. Thin body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Pleasant NA Porter, quite tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2020
at 13:18
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
dark brown colour, medium sized beige head, which disappears quite quickly; aroma of intensive burnt woody-ash notes, burnt sunflower seeds and minimal heavy roasted coffee; taste is quite empty like a glass of water with burnt woody bitterness; not really good but acceptable as N.A. beer - though I would never consider it to be a milk stout - that should be a bad joke
Tried
on 05 Dec 2020
at 21:49
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Crowler from BD Union Sq. It pours clear orangey - amber brown with a bubbly off-white head. The aroma is earthy, woody, nutty, dried leaves, real pumpkin, some warming spice and limited sweetness. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, tart orangey vibes, earthy, woody, nutty, spiced pumpkin action, dried leaves and forest floor with a drying, spicy finish. Light+ body, fine carbonation and oily mouth feel. Pretty impressive and interesting for an AF beer. Not too shabby.
Tried
from Crowler
on 03 Dec 2020
at 14:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from The Beerhive. Clear golden body with a thin white head. Low carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of grain and and lemongrass. Flavour of melon rind and a slightly soapy finish. Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Soft fizz. A solid low alcohol beer.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2020
at 22:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml Can - Dark brown, almost black. Coffee, vanilla and chocolate in the aroma. Roasted and slightly sweet taste with coffee, cream, vanilla and cocoa. Enjoyable and very thick for such a beer.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Nov 2020
at 23:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml Bottle - Dark brown with some red tinges. Brown sugar, berries and nuts in the aroma. Nutty taste with hazelnuts, chocolate, blackcurrant and brown sugar. Easy to drink and quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2020
at 22:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From can on board Fridtjofen 20.11.20. Almost ebony. Brown head is quickly dissapearing to nothing. Fine aroma and taste of bitter coffee, dark chocolate, grapefruit and pine shoots. Roasted barley and bitter grapefruit is lingering on. Slightly waterish. Very good for being a non-alcoholic beer!
Tried
from Can
on 20 Nov 2020
at 20:56