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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml Can - Pale golden in colour. Grapes, elderflower, lemon and grapefruit in the aroma. Hoppy and rather resinous taste with grapefruit, elderflower and lemon zest standing out. Some grapes can be detected in the fairly dry finish. Enjoyable for being a non-alcoholic beer.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2019
at 17:26
8/10
Tried
on 08 Jun 2019
at 00:03
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Fresh fruity intense hops. Deep bitter, fruity with an intense hop bitterness. Fruity pine, resin, nice.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2019
at 22:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl bottle. A slightly hazy yellow golden beer with a small white head. Aroma of dry grassy and sweet citruy hops. Taste of dry citrusy hops, pale malt, sweet malt, bread and tea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2019
at 22:01
2/10
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jun 2019
at 16:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Aroma: Strong chocolate and malt. Flavour: Chocolate and malty sweet with a quickly fading aftertaste and a watery mouthfeel. Colour: Dark brown with an offwhite head. From: Bottle @ VildMedVin webshop May 2019.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2019
at 18:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle from Vild Med Vin. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate and cocoa nibs. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and roasted light bitter finish. Watery. 310519
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2019
at 18:55
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 330ml. @ home.[ As Big Drop Stout ].Clear dark brown colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, cereal, chocolate, dark malt, cocoa, light milk chocolate - lactose. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, roasted, milk chocolate, lactose, sweet malt, dark malt, thin, light burnt malt - burnt sugar. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190527] 5-4-5-3-11
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2019
at 20:26
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle 330ml. @ home.[ As Big Drop Spiced Ale ].Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, dark malt, fruity malt, spicy, cinnamon, light cereal, light metalic. Flavor is light moderate sweet with a average duration, candy, brown sugar, dark malt, thin, spiced, cinnamon, light cereal. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20190527] 5-3-5-3-9
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2019
at 20:03
4/10
Tried
on 27 May 2019
at 14:43