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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 updated a brewery: Wig & Pen Brewery located in Australia
9 months ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Sydney Brewery located in Australia
9 months ago

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SimonF (3322) reviewed Oat Cream IPA from Hope Brewery 9 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

(Can) Pours clear pale golden with good white head. Great aroma, with pineapple and coconut. Medium body with plenty of fine carbonation giving a very good mouthfeel. Taste has plenty of tangy tropical fruit, especially pineapple and papaya. There’s some sweet and creamy hind in the mid palate and a solid bitter finish. Very enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 16 May 2025 at 13:16

SimonF updated a beer: Oat Cream IPA brewed by Hope Brewery
9 months ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Jeju Beer Company (제주맥주 양조장) located in South Korea
9 months ago

SimonF updated a venue: Young Henrys located in Sydney, Australia
9 months ago

SimonF updated a venue: Westside Ale Works located in South Melbourne, Australia
9 months ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Elbow Lane Craft Beer located in Ireland
9 months ago