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.
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From can on board Fridtjofen 18.11.20. Clear pale golden. White and quickly diminishing head. Fine IPA aroma of marmalade, grapefruit, oranges, mango and pale malt. Bitter taste and long aftertaste of grapefruit, Sevilla marmalade, pine shoots and sap. An excellent non-alcoholic beer! I would not be able to tell from neither aroma nor taste that it lacks alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Nov 2020
at 20:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml crowler. Pours dark brown with a small head. Aroma is pumpkin spice, bread and caramel. Taste has chocolate and pumpkin spice to start. Slightly gluey on the finish with some pumpkin spice on the aftertaste.
Tried
from Crowler
on 18 Nov 2020
at 20:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
15/11/2020. Bottle (lockdown 2.0 takeout) from The Duke, Ipswich. As Big Drop Hazelnut Porter. Pours dark brown with a short lasting off-white head. Aroma is sweet, nutty, chocolate, malt, biscuit. Moderate sweetness and light roasted bitterness. Light to moderate body, a little watery, average carbonation. Lacked the body of their other darks, but still a decent drop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2020
at 19:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
15/11/2020. Bottle (lockdown 2.0 takeout) from The Duke, Ipswich. Pours dark bronze brown with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, milk chocolate, caramel, biscuit, nut, dried fruits. Medium sweetness and moderate roasted bitterness. Moderate body, average carbonation. Decent drop, nicely done AF beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2020
at 19:39
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
15/11/2020. Bottle (lockdown 2.0 takeout) from The Duke, Ipswich. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of grain, malt, citrus, grapefruit, grass. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, average carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2020
at 19:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
15/11/2020. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours a very attractive dark brown with a nice creamy beige head. Aroma is roasted, nutty, chocolate, caramel, touch of honey, and a very slight mucky edge. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Good body to it, smooth texture, average carbonation. Sweet, mild, roasty finish. Very nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2020
at 19:39
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
15/11/2020. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of citrus, lime, cardboard and a touch of mucky straw. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Light body, above average carbonation. Slightly unpleasant bitterness to finish. One of my less favoured Big Drops beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2020
at 19:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
15/11/2020. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours clear pale gold with a small short lasting bubbly white head. Aroma of citrus, lime, flowers, grass, touch of pine. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Light body, average carbonation. Quite liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2020
at 19:39
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
15/11/2020. Bottle sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of grain, malt, flowers, touch of caramel and cardboard. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Light body, slightly oily, average carbonation. Quite drinkable, better than most mainstream lagers certainly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2020
at 19:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Appearance - bright golden with a slightly off white head. Nose - leading with pine and lime, then caramel creeping in. Taste - pine and lime pith. A bit green and stalky. Palate - light bodied, dry and bitter through the finish. Overall - decent considering the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2020
at 17:08