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SimonF

Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺 Supporter Trusted Member

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Grew up in England and developed a taste for English ales. Traveled a lot to Belgium and surrounding countries and grew to appreciate these European styles. Traveled to USA a fair bit, starting in the dark days when it was a beer desert, and then enjoying the flourishing microbrewery scene. Moved in 1994 to Australia which was then a beer desert, so grew to appreciate the excellent Aussie wines and my own homebrew. Now there is a flourishing microbrewery scene in Aus, which is great. I travel a lot to Asia, which was generally grim for beer, although with some interesting pockets of excellence there if you looked hard; but now several countries have good craft beers. I was a RateBeerian for 18 years (Oct 2007 until its demise in 2025), with username Pyobon.

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4.9

SimonF (3374) reviewed Ultra Low-Carb Lager from Hawkers Beer 1 week ago

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

(Can) Pours clear pale gold with good white head. Not very appealing aroma with notes of cardboard, pepper, grass and citrus. Medium body with plenty of soft carbonation. Somewhat unpleasant taste. Metallic and cardboard notes dominate. Some citrus. Some pepper. Drinkable, but it is the last beer in my fridge.

Tried from Can on 22 Mar 2026 at 11:25

6.3

SimonF (3374) reviewed Somaq from Yulli's Brews 1 week ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

(Can) Pours hazy golden amber with small white head. Aroma has some grain and citrus. Medium body with good carbonation. Interesting taste. There’s definitely a bite of alcohol through the palate. There’s citrus at the start and some notes of biscuit malt in the middle. No bitterness. Entirely drinkable and reasonably true to the soju bomb concept taste.

Tried from Can on 21 Mar 2026 at 11:21

SimonF added a new beer Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout (2022) by Hawkers Beer
1 week ago

SimonF (3374) reviewed Into the Forest I Go from Hawkers Beer 1 week ago

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

(Can) Pours cloudy amber red with small white head. Pleasant aroma of berries, jammy rather than fresh, but still pleasant. Smooth with bright carbonation. Good taste. Pleasant fruity tartness. Lots of berries. Hints of cereal. Enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2026 at 12:54

SimonF updated a beer: Seeing Red, Feeling Good brewed by Hawkers Beer
2 weeks ago

6.5

SimonF (3374) reviewed Seeing Red, Feeling Good from Hawkers Beer 2 weeks ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

(Can) Pours slightly hazy red brown with small pale tan head. Gentle aro a with notes of toffee, toast and something vaguely floral. Medium body, well carbonated. Taste has toffee, some balancing tartness. Some good herbal bitter notes develop towards the finish. Very drinkable.

Tried from Can on 14 Mar 2026 at 12:24

6.6

SimonF (3374) reviewed Seven Salty Peach Cider from Shapowei (Suapobbe) ( 沙坡尾) 3 weeks ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

(Can) Pours opaque golden amber with no head. Pleasant peach aroma. Thick and creamy with modest fine carbonation. Taste is surprising and pleasant. It’s sweet and salty with some tartness. They all go together rather well, evolving in the palate salty, sweet, tart. There’s plenty of peach, especially after the initial roll of flavours. Unusual and very enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 11 Mar 2026 at 11:36

SimonF updated a beer: Hazy Pale brewed by Hawkers Beer
3 weeks ago

SimonF (3374) reviewed Hazy Pale from Hawkers Beer 3 weeks ago

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

(Can) Pours cloudy pale golden yellow with big white head. Lemony citrus aroma with notes of pine. Medium bodied, well carbonated. Good taste. Juicy citrus dominates. Restrained herbal bitterness in finish. Hints of biscuit malt. Very quaffable.

Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2026 at 12:21

SimonF updated a beer: Pico de Cryo brewed by Hawkers Beer
3 weeks ago