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SimonF

Sydney, NSW, 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 (3410) reviewed

Golden Ratio from Shapeshifter Brewing Company

7 months ago

7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7

(Can) Pours clear pale gold with big white head. Pleasant aroma with notes of orange and hints of bread and pine. Good mouthfeel with medium body and plenty of carbonation. Excellent taste too. There’s resinous piney hoppy bitterness from start to long finish. Some nice citrus at the start. Some hints of biscuity malt in the mid palate. Very good.

Tried from Can on 01 Dec 2025 at 11:43

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Head Space from Shapeshifter Brewing Company

7 months ago

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

(Can) Pours hazy golden yellow with tiny white head. Nice fruity aroma, mainly citrus, with a hint of pine. Medium body with fine carbonation. Taste is lightly tart citrus, notes of biscuit malt and some modest bitterness in the finish. Refreshing and easy to drink.

Tried from Can on 30 Nov 2025 at 11:32

SimonF added a new beer Head Space by Shapeshifter Brewing Company
7 months ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

The Force of Clarity from Shapeshifter Brewing Company

7 months ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

(Can) Pours clear pale straw yellow with tiny white head. Nice pine aroma suggests hoppy bitterness. Medium body with good carbonation giving a very satisfying mouthfeel. Great taste too. Gentle clean start with notes of citrus and pale malt quickly develops more character, mainly resinous hops coming to the fore and continuing on into a nice bitter finish. Excellent beer.

Tried from Can on 29 Nov 2025 at 11:27

SimonF added a new beer The Force of Clarity by Shapeshifter Brewing Company
7 months ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

NYX from Shapeshifter Brewing Company

7 months ago

7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7

(Can) Pours clear dark brown with red highlights and a loose tan head. Nice aroma. Fruity with notes of pine and dark roast grain. Great texture - medium body with plenty of fine bright carbonation. Good taste too. Plenty of hops giving some nice herbal bitterness from start to finish. Plus there’s some nice dark roast malt. Some tangy fruit notes up front. Very good.

Tried from Can on 28 Nov 2025 at 12:26

SimonF added a new beer NYX by Shapeshifter Brewing Company
7 months ago

SimonF updated a beer: Make Your Move brewed by Shapeshifter Brewing Company
7 months ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Make Your Move from Shapeshifter Brewing Company

7 months ago

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7

(Can) Pours very dark brown with small tan head. Pleasant aroma of chocolate, toast and coffee. Smooth medium body with plenty of soft carbonation. Good taste. Clean start quickly develops roast grain flavours with chocolate notes. Then a nice hoppy bitterness grows for a long finish. Very good.

Tried from Can on 27 Nov 2025 at 11:39

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Culture Shock from Shapeshifter Brewing Company

7 months ago

5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5

(Can) Pours clear pale straw with thin white head. Subtle aroma of grain and candy. Light body with fine carbonation. A little citrus at the start. Bland grainy taste through most of the palate. Some herbal notes build to bitter notes in the finish. Drinkable but why bother?

Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2025 at 11:20