SimonF Profile - Brewver

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: Illawarra Brewing Company located in Australia
10 months ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Catchment Brewing Co located in Australia
10 months ago

SimonF updated a beer: Double IPA brewed by Hope Brewery
10 months ago

7.5

SimonF (3374) reviewed Double IPA from Hope Brewery 10 months ago

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

(Can) Pours slightly hazy golden with good white head. Pleasant aroma of tropical fruit, caramel, bread. Good taste. Medium bodied, smooth with bright carbonation. Taste has a bit going on. There’s a base of caramel malt giving some sweet hints in the mid palate. There’s a big citrus start with bitter orange and some tropical fruit. And there’s plenty of hoppy bitterness building through the palate. Very enjoyable.

Tried from Can on 18 May 2025 at 13:42

SimonF updated a brewery: IronBark Hill Brewing Co located in Australia
10 months ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Sunday Road Brewing located in Australia
10 months ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Willie the Boatman located in Australia
10 months ago

SimonF updated a beer: West Coast IPA brewed by Hope Brewery
10 months ago

6.8

SimonF (3374) reviewed West Coast IPA from Hope Brewery 10 months ago

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

(Can) Pours hazy golden with good white head. Pleasant rather subtle fruity aroma - stone fruit and tropical fruit. Medium bodied and well carbonated. Taste is a great balance of fruitiness and bitterness. Nice citrus and tropical tastes up front rapidly give way to an assertive herbal hoppy bitterness. Very good.

Tried from Can on 17 May 2025 at 13:22

SimonF updated a brewery: Greenock Brewers Barossa Valley located in Australia
10 months ago