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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 Hyper Glow DDH IPA by Carbon 6
7 months ago

5.1

SimonF (3322) reviewed Carbon Dry from Carbon 6 7 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

(Can) Pours clear pale gold with tiny white head. Aroma of of grain with hints of candy and cardboard. Light body with lively, somewhat fizzy carbonation. Taste is a bit thin and watery, although with some pleasant malt notes and candy hints. Boring but quaffable.

Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2025 at 13:35

SimonF added a new beer Carbon Dry by Carbon 6
7 months ago

6.4

SimonF (3322) reviewed Triple Fruit Sour from Carbon 6 7 months ago

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

(Can) Pours opaque pale amber with no head. Aroma is funky with mango notes. Medium bodied with lively, somewhat fizzy, carbonation. Taste starts nicely tart with plenty of pineapple and citrus. The tartness mellows somewhat and some lactic and yeasty notes develop. There’s some funky hints too. The finish has a distinct pineapple note. Enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 05 Jul 2025 at 13:14

SimonF added a new beer Triple Fruit Sour by Carbon 6
7 months ago

SimonF (3322) reviewed Carbon Haze from Carbon 6 7 months ago

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

(Can) Pours pale gold with the faintest haze and a big loose white head. Aroma has citrus, herbal and earthy notes. Light body with bright, somewhat fizzy, carbonation. Flavour has herbal notes leading to some pleasant bitterness in the finish. There’s some fruity tartness at the start. A little odd, but certainly drinkable.

Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2025 at 13:09

SimonF added a new beer Carbon Haze by Carbon 6
7 months ago

7.1

SimonF (3322) reviewed Chocolate Porter from The Marsden Brewhouse 7 months ago

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

(On Tap) Black with a big tan head. Aroma of roast grains with a hint of chocolate. Medium body with bright carbonation. Pleasant taste. Dark roast malt with chocolate hints and nice dark chocolate bitterness in finish. Some tartness at the start. Very good

Tried from Draft on 28 Jun 2025 at 13:52

SimonF added a new beer Chocolate Porter by The Marsden Brewhouse
7 months ago

SimonF added a new brewery: The Marsden Brewhouse located in Australia
7 months ago