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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

POW Hazy Pale Ale from Bright Brewery

11 months ago

6.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5

(Can) Pours slightly hazy amber with good white head. Rather indistinct aroma with fruit notes and biscuit hints. Medium body with plenty of bright carbonation giving good mouthfeel. Plenty of hops in the flavour with a herbal and spicey character giving a nice bitter finish. There’s some light caramel malt apparent earlier in the palate. Very drinkable. To me it doesn’t match its description - much more hoppy bitter than fresh and fruity.

Tried from Can on 24 Jul 2025 at 12:40

SimonF added a new beer POW Hazy Pale Ale by Bright Brewery
11 months ago

SimonF updated a beer: POW Pale Ale brewed by Bright Brewery
11 months ago

SimonF has a new beer style achievement

Level 7 for IPA - New England / Hazy ticks with a total of 100 ticks of this sub style.
Majestic Haze from Mountain Culture Beer Co was the one that did it!
11 months ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Majestic Haze from Mountain Culture Beer Co

11 months ago

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

(Can) Pours opaque lemony gold with big white head. Very fruity aroma with stone fruit, hints of lime and mango. Medium body with good bright carbonation. Taste, like aroma, is very fruity. Stone fruit, grape, citrus. There’s some pleasant peppery spice too. Restrained bitterness. Very good.

Tried from Can on 23 Jul 2025 at 12:16

SimonF updated a beer: Majestic Haze brewed by Mountain Culture Beer Co
11 months ago

SimonF updated a beer: Alpine XPL brewed by Bright Brewery
11 months ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Alpine XPL from Bright Brewery

11 months ago

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

(Can - labelled Alpine Lager but the description is Alpine Extra Pale Lager, and from the aroma I am pretty sure this is the XPL) Pours clear gold with decent white head. Lovely aroma of of orange with stone fruit hints. Medium body with fine carbonation. The fruity orange notes are present in the start and mid palate. From then bread notes follow and then peppery spices. Subtle biscuit malt. Modest bitterness. Very drinkable.

Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2025 at 12:08