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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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7.5

SimonF (3322) reviewed Reverence from Slow Lane Brewing 2 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

(Can) Pours clear red brown with decent tan head. Lovely aroma. Toffee and dried fruit, hint of bubblegum. Medium body with bright carbonation. Great taste. Toffee, spice, fruit. Gentle coffee bitterness in finish. Very good.

Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2025 at 11:20

SimonF updated a beer: Papaya Don't Preach brewed by Slow Lane Brewing
2 months ago

6.6

SimonF (3322) reviewed Papaya Don't Preach from Slow Lane Brewing 2 months ago

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

(Can) Pours hazy reddish amber with hint of white head. Distinct aroma with sour, vinegar, funky notes and papaya. Light body with modest bright carbonation. Taste is classic sour with a little added fruitiness. There’s a lactic and acetic acidity, but not overpowering. There’s wood, oak, I think. And there’s papaya. It all works well together.

Tried from Can on 19 Dec 2025 at 12:19

SimonF updated a beer: Culture Shock brewed by Shapeshifter Brewing Company
2 months ago

SimonF updated a beer: Ready or Not brewed by Shapeshifter Brewing Company
2 months ago

SimonF updated a beer: The Force of Clarity brewed by Shapeshifter Brewing Company
2 months ago

SimonF updated a beer: The Force of Nature brewed by Shapeshifter Brewing Company
2 months ago

SimonF updated a beer: Hoodie Weather brewed by Shapeshifter Brewing Company
2 months ago

7.3

SimonF (3322) reviewed Hoodie Weather from Shapeshifter Brewing Company 2 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

(Can - 2025) Pours black with a big tan head. Lovely aroma - chocolate and dark roast grain. Medium body, smooth, plenty of fine soft carbonation. A backbone of dark roast malt with burnt sugar bitter notes. Dark chocolate, very good.

Tried from Can on 18 Dec 2025 at 11:46

6.5

SimonF (3322) reviewed Party Shirt from Shapeshifter Brewing Company 2 months ago

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

(Can) Pours hazy yellow gold with tiny white head. Good aroma with lemon and lime and notes of candy and lactic hints. Medium body with bright carbonation. Taste has lemon and lime with peppery spice. The citrus diminishes and the pepper grows through the palate. The finish is a gentle peppery bitterness. Some hints of lactic sweetness around the middle palate. It’s very drinkable if a little one dimensional.

Tried from Can on 17 Dec 2025 at 12:09