Big Drop Brewing Co.

Client Brewer in Ipswich, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2016

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.

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

A really nice and pleasant low alcohol beer Hazed golden pour and a fine head Ok intensity in the aroma Moderate sweet and a fine carbonation level Citric, fruity, pale malt and some wort in the back of the flavor [Can from Mjorud Advent Calendar 23]

Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2023 at 11:37


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Can, 0.5%. Mild bready aroma, hint of light caramel. Almost clear golden colour. Small white head. The flavour is watery, bready with a distinct bitterness. Light caramelly finish.

Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2023 at 14:13


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Canned (from MiniMani Vaasa). Black colour, small beigeish brown head. Aroma is liquorice, ashes, some chocolate and quite much roasted malts. Flavour is rather ashy, with strong roasted malts, chocolate and some slight lactose tones too. Watery, and a bit too ashy, otherwise nice.

Tried from Can on 11 Nov 2023 at 16:11


4.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5

Bottled@Magnus & Mats tasting). Brown head. Aroma is roasted, nutty and some mild kvass notes. Flavour is metallic, roasted and rather watery.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Oct 2023 at 18:34


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottled (from MiniMani Vaasa, with Mats). Yellow colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is floral, grassy, earthy and some grains. Flavour is grains, grass, earth and some herbs. Gusher warning...

Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2023 at 21:37


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottled (from MiniMani Vaasa, with Mats). Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, some toffee and mild earth. Flavour is earth, grains, some slight hoppy notes. Almost on the verge to a harsh hoppy bitterness in the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Oct 2023 at 21:36


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Golden pour with a white that did not last that long; aromas are quite sweet and floral - tropical fruits, sweet citrus, some pine. Taste adds herbs and hops for a decent bitter finish. Not bad at all for an AF.

Tried on 25 Oct 2023 at 22:06


4.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottled. Black colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is fruity, some chocolate and mild spicy elements with some cardboardy elements. Flavour is chocolate, spices, quite watery, fruity and mild herbal notes.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Oct 2023 at 16:47


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can at home. A pale gold coloured pour with a fine white head. Pine tips, loose wheat, grass. Flavour is composed of loose wheat flour, pithy pine, citrus. Flavour is composed of raw wheat wheat flour, floury. Palate is dry, crisp, moderate fine carbonation.

Tried from Can on 06 Oct 2023 at 22:39


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can, 0.5%. Metallic aroma with deep nutty notes and good dark malt notes. Clear dark brown colour. Small frothy head. Good maltiness, nicely malty. Flavorful, especially considering the ABV.

Tried from Can on 16 Sep 2023 at 17:11