Big Drop Brewing Co.

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

Established in 2016

Contact
Registered Office, 46 St Nicholas St, Ipswich, IP1 1TT, England
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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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saxo
saxo (30101) reviewed
Lager from Big Drop Brewing Co.
8 years ago
2.2/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is pale yellow. Aroma and taste are malt, water, hops and notes of bread. Boring and watery.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2018 at 22:19
Grumbo
Grumbo (25692) reviewed
Stout from Big Drop Brewing Co.
8 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 2 Overall 5
27/7/2018. Bottle shared at John's. Pours black with a beige head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, toffee and coffee. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Light body, slight oily and watery texture, fizzy carbonation. Decent for its low abv with good aroma though lacks body of a typical abv stout, and much too fizzy.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2018 at 21:53
martin00sr
martin00sr (12447) reviewed
Stout from Big Drop Brewing Co.
8 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Nearly black airy beige head. Roasted malt, chocolate and coffee aroma. Roasted malt and coffee flavour. Light of course, but pretty flavourful for the ABV. Fluffy carb, nicely drinkable.
Tried on 27 Jul 2018 at 21:47
Bamsen78
Bamsen78 (8727) reviewed
Spiced Ale from Big Drop Brewing Co.
8 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting 27 July. Pours clear dar copper brown with airy off-white head. Clear aroma of malt, caramel and spices, with hints of yeast. Mild roasty flavour with notes of caramel malt and hints of hops. Mild, estery aftertaste. A nice Low Alc.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2018 at 21:46
saxo
saxo (30101) reviewed
Stout from Big Drop Brewing Co.
8 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle from AlesByMail. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, chocolate, caramel, coffee and hops. Above average carbonation. Impressive for a low alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2018 at 21:45
Grumbo
Grumbo (25692) reviewed
Spiced Ale from Big Drop Brewing Co.
8 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
27/7/2018. Bottle shared at John's. Pours mid to dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma of cinnamon spice, chocolate, fruit cake, citrus, malt. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Light body, slight oily texture, above average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2018 at 21:41
martin00sr
martin00sr (12447) reviewed
Spiced Ale from Big Drop Brewing Co.
8 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Clear brown, small light beige head. Aroma has light cinnamon and a touch of orange. Light cinnamon and malt flavour. Rather thin.
Tried on 27 Jul 2018 at 21:31
saxo
saxo (30101) reviewed
Spiced Ale from Big Drop Brewing Co.
8 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle from AlesByMail. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are cinnamon, caramel, berries, fruits and hops. Light watery.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2018 at 21:30
potjebier
potjebier (6768) reviewed
Pale Ale from Big Drop Brewing Co.
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from AH @ home. Clear yellow golden color. White head with short retention. Aroma's: sweetish grain/malt, light citrus, light lactose. Retronasal more citrussy, light bitter, grainish sweet. Flavor is light bitter, grainish, hints of sweetness. Light bodied. Moderate bitter finish. Quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2018 at 16:12
Rasmus40
Rasmus40 (37520) reviewed
Pale Ale from Big Drop Brewing Co.
8 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Alesbymail. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 200718
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2018 at 18:43