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.
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from Morrisons Supermarket, Moston. Golden-blonde with a small head and a carbonation. Noticeably weaker in terms of strength, however it's texture and taste holds up really well. Crisp, hoppy, some tropical fruitiness, this brew is certainly at the better end of low alcohol brews.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Aug 2020
at 20:48
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml Can - Light amber with a small head. Herbs, caramel and rye in the aroma. Clean taste with caramel, thyme, basil, rye and some faint hints of citrus. Not bad and a lot more character than most NA lagers.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Aug 2020
at 19:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml can. Inky black with a foamy of white head. Coffee, roasted malt aroma, flavour is coffee, maple syrup, chocolate. Really quite nice
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2020
at 16:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 2
Overall 6.5
(Can) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Hoppy nose with notes of citrus, pine needles, tropical fruit, grass, apricots, honey and a touch of sponge cake. Malty, hoppy taste with grapefruit, pine needles, resin, apricots, bread and a balanced piney bitterness in the finish. Ligh body, quite dry. Lacking some body to support it, but it has a rich piney, citric hop presence. Fresh and tasty. Quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2020
at 16:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Drunk from bottle. Smell of roasted malt, chocolate. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roasted malt. Medium bitter. Finish is very light, bordering watery. Yet quite robust body for an AF. Medium carbon. Definitely one of the better AFs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2020
at 17:44
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
330ml can bought at Gulating Ølutsalg in Tromsdalen. A bright late straw coloured body, dissipating white, bubbly head, clingy lacing. Moderate aromas of lemony hops, floral. decent taste profile of ripe lemon, hints of lime and bread. hints of fruity bitterness to a short ending. Soft and bone dry on the swallow. Well made low alcohol beer. (Tromsø 06.07.2020).
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jul 2020
at 09:43
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Can) Black colour with dense, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of liquorice, black rye bread, coffee, dark chocolate, hints of soy sauce and tobacco. Malty, roasted taste with dark chocolate, milky coffee, liquorice, black rye bread, tobacco and a mild roasty bitterness in the finish. Medium body, mainly dry. Tasty and well made low alcohol stout. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2020
at 16:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Morrisons Supermarket, Moston. Near black smoothish stout with no head. Steady in taste for alcohol free with plenty of roasted malt in its nose and a lesser but still gritty flavour in this respect.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jul 2020
at 21:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cl bottle @ Armonkallio, BBE 03.02.2021 Aroma has platic, pine needles and resin. Flavour has resin, pine needles and odd plastic vibes. Slightly harsh palate. A tad different N/A beer but a good one anyway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jun 2020
at 18:27
6/10
can at nicks... dark black.. thin tan lacing. soft dry c hocolate pinenosr soft dry toffee chocolate big roast malt
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jun 2020
at 15:38