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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

Peach & Mango Oat Cream IPA from Carbon 6

1 year ago

7.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7

(Can) Pours hazy amber with loose white head. Great aroma with strong peach and some candy notes. Great mouthfeel too. Smooth medium body with fine carbonation. Taste has plenty of fruit flavours, primarily peach. There’s some candy and lactic notes. A pleasant bitter starts to develop in the mid palate and grows to provide a balance of bitterness and fruit and sweet notes in the finish. Unusual and very enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 12 Jul 2025 at 13:12

SimonF added a new beer Peach & Mango Oat Cream IPA by Carbon 6
1 year ago

SimonF added a new venue The Duke of Clarence located in Sydney, Australia
1 year ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Porter from Merino Brewery

1 year ago

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

(Cask) (I do not know the full name, but think this is the Vanilla Black Sheep) Black with a big dense off-white head. Dark roast grains aroma. Smooth and creamy with fine carbonation. Taste is dark roast malt, with a gentle bitter finish. Very nice.

Tried from Cask at The Duke of Clarence on 12 Jul 2025 at 07:30

SimonF added a new beer Porter by Merino Brewery
1 year ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Merino Brewery located in Australia
1 year ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

ESB from Merino Brewery

1 year ago

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

(Cask) Pours clear amber brown with good white head. Lovely aroma of toffee with herbal notes. Medium body and carbonation. Great taste. Toffee, lemon, hints of tea. Gentle bitter finish. Very nice.

Tried from Cask at The Duke of Clarence on 12 Jul 2025 at 05:09

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Hyper Glow DDH IPA from Carbon 6

1 year ago

6.9/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

(Can) Pours slightly hazy golden amber with small white head. Great fruity aroma. Plenty of passionfruit, with some citrus and toffee notes. Edomite body with plenty of fine carbonation. Taste has a peppery spice start with some bite to it. Tropical fruit and toffee notes develop, followed by a growing bitterness. Very hoppy! Quite enjoyable, but for me the aggressive peppery notes overwhelmed the fruitiness unbalancing the mix of flavours. Enjoyable nonetheless.

Tried from Can on 07 Jul 2025 at 13:20

SimonF added a new beer Hyper Glow DDH IPA by Carbon 6
1 year ago

SimonF (3410) reviewed

Carbon Dry from Carbon 6

1 year ago

5.1/10 — 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