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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 updated a beer: Black Lager brewed by Yoyogi Brewing Co.
1 month ago

6.4

SimonF (3374) reviewed Black Lager from Yoyogi Brewing Co. 1 month ago

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

(Can 3.8%) Pours black with big loose tan head. Aroma of dark roast malt. Medium body, lively, rather fizzy carbonation. Taste is dark roast malt with notes of dark chocolate. Pleasant easy drinking.

Tried from Can on 22 Feb 2026 at 12:37

SimonF has a new beer style achievement

Level 7 for Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured ticks with a total of 100 ticks of this sub style.
The Rum Runner Tiki Sour from CoConspirators Brewing Company was the one that did it!
1 month ago

6.5

SimonF (3374) reviewed The Rum Runner Tiki Sour from CoConspirators Brewing Company 1 month ago

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

(Can) Pours hazy golden amber with good dense white head that fades quickly. Pleasant aroma with plenty of coconut together with tropical fruit. Medium body with fine tingly carbonation. It’s nicely sour with tropical fruity flavours. There’s coconut together balance a bit. It’s very drinkable.

Tried from Can on 21 Feb 2026 at 11:47

SimonF added a new beer The Rum Runner Tiki Sour by CoConspirators Brewing Company
1 month ago

7.1

SimonF (3374) reviewed Brewer Series 1: Modus White from Modus Operandi Brewing Co. 1 month ago

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

(Can) Pours slightly hazy golden with big white head. Great aroma with plenty of citrus and notes of pineapple and cardamom. Medium body with good soft carbonation. Great taste too. Starts of with plenty of nice gently tart citrus. Some spicy notes develop, mainly coriander seed, cardamom and clove. Maybe hints of banana towards the end. Lingering gently peppery notes in the finish. Very enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 19 Feb 2026 at 11:55

SimonF added a new beer Brewer Series 1: Modus White by Modus Operandi Brewing Co.
1 month ago

6.3

SimonF (3374) reviewed Aktien Landbier Fränkisch Dunkel from Bayreuther Bierbrauerei 1 month ago

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

(Bottle) Pours clear mid brown with good off-white head. Pleasant nutty malty aroma with some tangy hints. Medium body with pleasant carbonation. Taste is a bit watery and vague. There’s toffee malt, nuts, some tartness, hints of spice, notes of chocolate towards the finish. Soft, sweet, comfortable, easy drinking.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2026 at 11:45

5.9

SimonF (3374) reviewed Bohemia - Oscura from Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma 1 month ago

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

(Bottle) Pours clear mid brown with no head. Aroma of toffee. Medium body and well carbonated. Taste of toffee with notes of citrus. Entirely drinkable but not very interesting.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2026 at 12:28

SimonF updated a beer: XPA brewed by Modus Operandi Brewing Co.
1 month ago