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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 added a new beer Pink Pony Pils by Good Land Brewing Co
8 months ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Heksen & Trollen from Good Land Brewing Co

8 months ago

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

(Can) Pours slightly hazy pale gold with good white head. Lovely complex aroma. Lemon and spices. Medium body with good fine carbonation. Unusual and pleasant taste. Starts off with a pleasant citrus taste with some earthy notes. Quickly a bunch of spices erupt on the palate. There’s pepper, juniper and something like cardamom. There’s some pleasant bitterness and a lot of spice in the long finish. Unusual and interesting but maybe a bit too “out there” for me.

Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2025 at 12:11

SimonF added a new beer Heksen & Trollen by Good Land Brewing Co
8 months ago

SimonF updated a beer: Magic 8 Ball brewed by Good Land Brewing Co
8 months ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Magic 8 Ball from Good Land Brewing Co

8 months ago

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7

(Can) Pours black with a big dense tan head. Good aroma dominated by roast grain with chocolate hints. Smooth medium body with plenty of soft carbonation. Taste is dark roast malt with chocolate notes. Very drinkable.

Tried from Can on 10 Nov 2025 at 11:48

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Hug This from Good Land Brewing Co

8 months ago

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

(Can) Pours opaque pale golden yellow with small white head. Great aroma of tropical fruit with dank herbal notes. Medium body with fine carbonation. Good taste too, and follows the aroma. Very juicy with some nice hoppy bitterness. Very enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 08 Nov 2025 at 13:04

SimonF added a new beer Hug This by Good Land Brewing Co
8 months ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Trash Panda Canadian Hazy IPA from Good Land Brewing Co

8 months ago

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

(Can) Pours hazy golden amber with small white head. Lovely juicy aroma - tropical fruit with herb notes. Medium bodied with plenty of fine carbonation. Fresh and juicy start. Some caramel malt sweetness in the middle and some gentle herbal hoppy bitterness in the finish. Very good.

Tried from Can on 07 Nov 2025 at 11:24

SimonF added a new beer Trash Panda Canadian Hazy IPA by Good Land Brewing Co
8 months ago

SimonF has a new beer style achievement

Level 3 for Lager - Märzen / Festbier ticks with a total of 15 ticks of this sub style.
Flughafen from Good Land Brewing Co was the one that did it!
8 months ago