Big Drop Reef Point Lager
By Big Drop · UK
Big Drop’s lager, which it calls “malt forward”, with “a soft, honey aroma and a robust malt backbone” and “a gentle bitterness from traditional noble hops”. At 4 kcal per 100ml, it’s among the beers we list with the fewest calories. We score it 7.9 out of 10.
At 0.5% ABV, this isn’t alcohol-free under UK guidance, which keeps the term for 0.05% or less. We list it with alcohol-free beers, as UK shops do. How UK labels work
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What is Reef Point Lager?
Reef Point is Big Drop’s lager, now called simply Lager on its main website. Big Drop describes “a soft, honey aroma and a robust malt backbone, balanced with a gentle bitterness from traditional noble hops and a delicate uplift of citrus”. Retailers list the hop as Hallertau Hersbrucker, and Big Drop gives 23 IBU.
It’s brewed with vegetable glycerine, and the label gives 4 kcal per 100ml: about 13 kcal for a 330ml can or 18 for the 440ml cans Big Drop now sells direct. Big Drop says it’s vegan and labels it gluten-free.
It was commended at the World Alcohol-Free Awards in 2023. Big Drop also lists a Double Gold for its lager at the 2019 European Beer Challenge.
Awards
- World Alcohol-Free Awards 2023: commended
- European Beer Challenge 2019: Double Gold, according to Big Drop
The World Alcohol-Free Awards result is from the organiser’s website; the European Beer Challenge medal is as listed by Big Drop. October 2026.
Flavour Profile
A guide based on the style and our review and Big Drop’s description (honey aroma, malt backbone, gentle bitterness), to help you compare at a glance — not a definitive tasting.
Nutrition
| Typical values | Per 100ml | Per 330ml can | Per 440ml can |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 19 kJ / 4 kcal | about 63 kJ / 13 kcal | about 84 kJ / 18 kcal |
| Fat | <0.5g | <1.7g | <2.2g |
| of which saturates | <0.1g | <0.4g | <0.5g |
| Carbohydrate | <0.5g | <1.7g | <2.2g |
| of which sugars | <0.5g | <1.7g | <2.2g |
| Protein | <0.5g | <1.7g | <2.2g |
| Salt | 0g | 0g | 0g |
Per-100ml figures from Big Drop’s website (Ocado, Dry Drinker and Wise Bartender give the same figures), checked October 2026. Per-pack figures are our own sums from the 100ml figures.
Key facts
| Official name | Reef Point Craft Lager (Lager on Big Drop’s main website) |
|---|---|
| Brewery | Big Drop, UK |
| Style | Lager |
| ABV | 0.5% ABV, according to Big Drop |
| Pack | 330ml can at retailers; 440ml can from Big Drop |
| Calories | 4 kcal per 100ml; about 13 per 330ml can; about 18 per 440ml can |
| Carbohydrate | <0.5g per 100ml |
| Sugar | <0.5g per 100ml |
| Ingredients | Water, malted barley, vegetable glycerine, hops and yeast, with sodium benzoate as a preservative (Big Drop’s website) |
| Hops | Hallertau Hersbrucker, according to retailers’ listings |
| Bitterness | 23 IBU, according to Big Drop |
| Allergens | Barley (gluten) |
| Vegan | Yes, according to Big Drop |
| Gluten | Labelled gluten-free: Big Drop says every beer in its range is under 20ppm, the limit for a gluten-free claim |
| How it’s made | Brewed to 0.5% rather than de-alcoholised, Big Drop says |
| Brewed | Under contract in the UK; Big Drop doesn’t own a brewery |
| Awards | World Alcohol-Free Awards 2023: commended; 1 more listed above |
| UK availability | In stock online |
Sources: Big Drop’s website and shop, Ocado, Dry Drinker, Wise Bartender, the World Alcohol-Free Awards and the trade press, checked October 2026. The label on the can or bottle is always the final word.
How Reef Point Lager sits in the Big Drop range
| Beer | Style | ABV | Per 100ml | Unhopped score | UK status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galactic Milk Stout | Milk stout | 0.5% | 31 kcal | 8.6 | In stock online |
| Pine Trail Pale Ale | Pale ale | 0.5% | 18.5 kcal | 8.5 | In stock online and at Ocado |
| Paradiso Citra IPA | IPA (some shops list it as a pale ale) | 0.5% | 3 kcal | 8.2 | In stock online and at Ocado |
| Reef Point Lager (this beer) | Lager | 0.5% | 4 kcal | 7.9 | In stock online |
| Poolside DDH IPA | Double dry-hopped IPA | 0.5% | 8 kcal | 8.6 | No longer in Big Drop’s range; Ocado still listed it |
The Big Drop beers in our directory, checked October 2026. Scores are Unhopped ratings out of 10. Big Drop’s current range also includes a Brown Ale and Cloudburst Passion Fruit Lager, which aren’t in our directory.
About Big Drop
Big Drop was launched in 2016 by Rob Fink, then a City lawyer, and his school friend James Kindred, and its founder calls it the UK’s first alcohol-free-only brewery. It has never owned a brewery: its beers are brewed to 0.5% under contract, in the UK now by Renegade Brewery and Powderkeg. Big Drop says every beer it makes is labelled gluten-free.
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