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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

Hazy Harvest (2026) from Bridge Road Brewers

4 weeks ago

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

(Can) Pours hazy amber with good dense off-white head. Pleasant fruity aroma with hints of bread. Great mouthfeel with plenty of soft carbonation and a medium body. Taste is great too, and develops substantially. A nice fruity start with notes of orange and white grapes. This is joined by caramel malt and then these are pushed away by some herbal hoppy bitterness. Very good.

Tried from Can on 16 May 2026 at 12:38

SimonF updated a beer: Dark Harvest (2026) brewed by Bridge Road Brewers
1 month ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Dark Harvest (2026) from Bridge Road Brewers

1 month ago

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

(Can) Pours clear very dark brown with good tan head. Pleasant aroma - citrus, pine, hints of bread crust. Great mouthfeel. Medium bodied and well carbonated. Great taste too with plenty of evolution through the palate. Fruity start and develops a dark roast malt, then coffee bitterness. Very good.

Tried from Can on 14 May 2026 at 12:51

SimonF updated a beer: Tassie IPA brewed by Bridge Road Brewers
1 month ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Tassie IPA from Bridge Road Brewers

1 month ago

7.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8

(Can) Pours slightly hazy amber brown with big off-white head. Lovely aroma. Grapes, white wine, melon, bread. Smooth medium body with great carbonation. Excellent taste too. Quite a lot going on. The start, like the aroma, is fruity with sweet wine wine notes. There’s some good malt in the mid plate and a growing herbal and peppery bitterness. Very good.

Tried from Can on 13 May 2026 at 12:58

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Neon Splice from Mountain Culture Beer Co

1 month ago

6.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

(Can) Pours hazy golden yellow with good white head. Aroma of pineapple and lime with some funky hints. Medium body, well carbonated. Good taste. Dominated by the tangy pineapple and lime throughout the palate. A bit light on other than that. Some hints of biscuit malt and bread. Easy drinking and refreshing.

Tried from Can on 12 May 2026 at 12:51

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Sunshine Bliss from Bridge Road Brewers

1 month ago

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

(Can) Pours dry hazy yellow gold with essentially no head. Nice fruity aroma. Very tropical with passionfruit. A funky hint too. Medium body with bright carbonation. Pleasantly tart and fruity flavour. Refreshing and pleasant.

Tried from Can on 10 May 2026 at 12:49

SimonF added a new beer Sunshine Bliss by Bridge Road Brewers
1 month ago

SimonF updated a beer: Robust Porter brewed by Bridge Road Brewers
1 month ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Robust Porter from Bridge Road Brewers

1 month ago

6.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

(Can) Pours black with a good tan head. Nice aroma - coffee, nuts and chocolate. Medium body and carbonation. Taste is a bit thin at the start but develops some good chocolate, caramel and coffee towards the finish. Very drinkable.

Tried from Can on 07 May 2026 at 12:36