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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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SimonF added a new beer Party Shirt by Shapeshifter Brewing Company
2 months ago

6.5

SimonF (3322) reviewed Ready or Not from Shapeshifter Brewing Company 2 months ago

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

(Can) Pours clear pale gold with big white head. Citrus and pine aroma. Medium body, well carbonated. Taste is dominated by hoppy bitterness. There’s some citrus and a hint of sweetness at the start, and then a quick growth of bitterness that extends into a long finish. A bit over the top for my palate.

Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2025 at 11:56

SimonF added a new beer Ready or Not by Shapeshifter Brewing Company
2 months ago

7.1

SimonF (3322) reviewed Luscious Loompa from Double Vision Brewing 2 months ago

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

(Can) Pours black with big beige head. Very nice aroma of roasted grains, with chocolate hints. Medium body with plenty of soft carbonation. Good taste with a fair bit going on. It’s got a clear porter base and a good one at that. Layer on that is chocolate and orange. The Orange is present from the start and persist through most of the palate. The chocolate builds steadily and is dominant in the finish. Very enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 15 Dec 2025 at 09:51

SimonF updated a beer: Dubai Chocolate Stout brewed by Lakeman Brewing Co
2 months ago

7.1

SimonF (3322) reviewed Dubai Chocolate Stout from Lakeman Brewing Co 2 months ago

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

(Can) Pours black with a short-lived loose beige head. Good aroma of chocolate and roast grain. Full bodied, slightly syrupy, with modest fine carbonation. Great taste. Roast malts, chocolate with hints of black treacle. Very good.

Tried from Can on 15 Dec 2025 at 08:54

5.8

SimonF (3322) reviewed Homegrown Lager from Sawmill Brewing Company (NZ) 2 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

(Can) Pours clear pale straw with small white head. Subtle aroma of grain with hints of candy. Light body with good carbonation. Taste is rather thin and watery. Pleasant citrus up front. Bread notes. But falls flat at the end. Refreshing and easy drinking but very uninteresting.

Tried from Can on 15 Dec 2025 at 07:58

SimonF added a new beer Homegrown Lager by Sawmill Brewing Company (NZ)
2 months ago

7.4

SimonF (3322) reviewed Joose Party from Epic Brewing Company 2 months ago

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

(On Tap) Opaque yellow amber with small white head. Lovely juicy aroma with pine hints. Full bodied with plenty of fine carbonation giving great texture. Great taste too. Good and juicy with some gentle bitterness in the finish. Very good.

Tried from Draft on 15 Dec 2025 at 04:54

7.4

SimonF (3322) reviewed Cactus Juice from Lakeman Brewing Co 2 months ago

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

(Can) Pours hazy golden amber with big white head. Pleasant and unusual aroma - fruity and herbal. Great mouthfeel. Soft and mouthfilling. Great taste too. A nice complex fruitiness with some tartness to start, some sweet notes appear, notes of biscuit malt and then some good hoppy bitterness and a hint of alcohol. Very good.

Tried from Can on 14 Dec 2025 at 08:59