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.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Brown Ale from Big Drop Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at ecbf 2019 Friday. M deep brown.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet cereals.. Soft toffee malts nose.. Light dry cereal toffee
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Stout from Big Drop Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at ecbf 2019 Friday... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft coffee.. Dark roast.. But again that cereal.. Light dry chocolate roast malts ok for abv
MiP (20379) reviewed Lager from Big Drop Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle at KØ19. Dusty aroma. Water flavour. Pale yellow colour. White head. No bitterness.
MiP (20379) reviewed Pale Ale from Big Drop Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at KØ19. Fruity and dusty aroma. Clear shiny golden colour. Stable white head. The flavour is water and grainy. Not unpleasant, but very anonymous.
TomHendriksen (8276) reviewed Pale Ale from Big Drop Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Fles gedeelt door Roelzie1986. Het is een goudgeel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een hoppige wat frisse geur. De smaak is hoppig en wat citrus achtig. Vreemde bitter metaalachtige smaak.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Lager from Big Drop Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottle 330ml. @ home.[ As Big Drop Lager ].Clear light to medium yellow colour with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt - cookie, grain, cereal, butterscotch notes, light cardboard. Flavor is light moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, corn, cookie, sugary, cereal. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20190412] 4-2-4-2-7
Fergus (31537) reviewed Stout from Big Drop Brewing Co. 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at home split with Sarah. A dark brown coloured pour with a loose tan head. Aroma is a mix of woody roast, bark, hazelnut, and light ash. Flavour is composed of sweet watery roast, chalk, hazelnut, stale coffee. Palate is thin, watery, moderate carbonation, some lactose milky sweetness.
Brugmansia (22477) ticked Lager from Big Drop Brewing Co. 6 years ago
LazyPyro (10170) reviewed Stout from Big Drop Brewing Co. 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
330ml bottle. Pours black with a beige head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roast. Taste is chocolatey, bitter roast malts, coffee, vanilla, bit of a metallic-y finish unfortunately. Light body, soft carbonation. Not massively enjoyable, however for a non alcoholic beer it's decent.