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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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6.6

SimonF (3374) reviewed K-Ginseng from Daily Brewing / Daily Beer (생활맥주) 3 months ago

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

(On tap) Clear gold with decent white head. Aroma is earthy ginseng. Light body, good carbonation. taste has a citrus start and then plenty of earthy ginseng. It works surprisingly well.

Tried from Draft at Daily Beer (생활맥주) (Gwanghwamun) on 15 Jan 2026 at 13:48

SimonF added a new beer K-Ginseng by Daily Brewing / Daily Beer (생활맥주)
3 months ago

SimonF (3374) reviewed Yangpyeong Hit Pale Ale (양평 히트 페일 에일) from HiddenTrack Brewing 3 months ago

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

(On tap). Clear gold with decent white head. Subtle aroma of fruit and grain. Light body, good carbonation. Slightly sweet biscuit malt. Low bitterness. Easy drinking.

Tried from Draft at Daily Beer (생활맥주) (Gwanghwamun) on 15 Jan 2026 at 13:41

SimonF added a new beer Yangpyeong Hit Pale Ale (양평 히트 페일 에일) by HiddenTrack Brewing
3 months ago

SimonF added a new beer Cherry Gose by Bell Street / Jongno / 에일당 / Aledang
3 months ago

SimonF added a new beer Flower Cloud NE IPA by Bell Street / Jongno / 에일당 / Aledang
3 months ago

SimonF added a new beer Amber Lager by Bell Street / Jongno / 에일당 / Aledang
3 months ago

6.8

SimonF (3374) reviewed Topgol Porter from Bell Street / Jongno / 에일당 / Aledang 3 months ago

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

(On tap) Black with good tan head. Lovely chocolate and hazelnut aroma with malt and coffee notes. Medium body and soft carbonation. Taste has a good balance of dark roast malt bitterness and sweeter notes of hazelnut, chocolate and toast. Very drinkable.

Tried from Draft on 14 Jan 2026 at 15:00

SimonF added a new beer Topgol Porter by Bell Street / Jongno / 에일당 / Aledang
3 months ago

6.1

SimonF (3374) reviewed Ikseon IPA from Bell Street / Jongno / 에일당 / Aledang 3 months ago

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

(On tap) Clear pale amber. Good head. Subtle aroma with hints of stone fruit. Smooth medium body with average carbonation. A little fruitiness at start. Some hoppy and peppery bitterness at the finish. The mid palate is rather odd. There’s some maltiness and something else. Odd, interesting.

Tried from Draft at 에일당 / Aledang on 14 Jan 2026 at 14:56