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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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6.8

SimonF (3322) reviewed Hefeweizen from Carbon 6 8 months ago

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

(Can) Pours clear pale golden with tiny loose white head. Great aroma of banana, with notes of cloves and pepper. Light body with modest fine carbonation. Taste has a pleasant gentle citrus tartness through most of the palate, softening towards the finish with yeasty yoghurt notes. There’s some peppery notes too. Very good.

Tried from Can on 28 Jun 2025 at 13:22

SimonF added a new beer Hefeweizen by Carbon 6
8 months ago

7.1

SimonF (3322) reviewed Full Volume from Carbon 6 8 months ago

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

(Can) Pours hazy golden amber with good white head. Great aroma - lime, orange, paw paw and hints of pepper. Smooth medium body with plenty of fine carbonation. Great taste too. A mix of tangy fruits slowly evolving into a dank herbal bitter finish. There’s hints of biscuit malt sweetness. Very nice.

Tried from Can on 27 Jun 2025 at 13:57

SimonF added a new beer Full Volume by Carbon 6
8 months ago

6.9

SimonF (3322) reviewed Elani Single Hop Pale Ale from Carbon 6 8 months ago

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

(Can) Pours slightly hazy golden with big white head. Interesting and pleasant aroma with pine and melon. Medium body, well carbonated. Good taste with a backbone of toffee malt that provides a vehicle for the hops with flavours of melon and stone fruit. Modest bitterness in finish. Pleasant drinking.

Tried from Can on 25 Jun 2025 at 13:30

SimonF added a new beer Elani Single Hop Pale Ale by Carbon 6
8 months ago

6.8

SimonF (3322) reviewed Twilight Trails from Carbon 6 8 months ago

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

(Can) Pours hazy amber brown with pale tan head. Pleasant aroma with pine, citrus and toffee notes. Medium body with good bright carbonation. Balanced pleasant taste. There’s plenty of hops giving some nice tangy fruit up front and a decent bitter finish. This sits well with some solid toffee malt. Very good.

Tried from Can on 24 Jun 2025 at 13:18

SimonF added a new beer Twilight Trails by Carbon 6
8 months ago

SimonF (3322) reviewed Mid-Lager from Carbon 6 8 months ago

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

(Can) Pours clear pale gold with loose white head. Aroma is peppery with grainy notes. Light bodied and fizzy. Taste is watery, there’s some tartness at the start, some somewhat metallic bitter notes, and some bready malt develops towards the end. I know it’s a mid strength, but still it’s pretty disappointing.

Tried from Can on 23 Jun 2025 at 13:45

SimonF added a new beer Mid-Lager by Carbon 6
8 months ago