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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 added a new beer Pale Ale by Hope Brewery
10 months ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Innocence Brewing located in Singapore
10 months ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Esker Beer Co. located in Australia
10 months ago

SimonF updated a brewery: CBCo Brewing - Port Melbourne located in Australia
10 months ago

SimonF (3374) reviewed F-11.1% Jet Black IIIPA from Hope Brewery 10 months ago

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

(Can) Pours very dark brown with big mid brown head - great looking beer. Nice aroma too. Starts off piney, and then chocolate notes appear. Medium bodied, smoothly with great carbonation - monthly and soft. Excellent taste. Starts with dark fruits and quickly develops both chocolate and pine flavours, gradually developing into a solid bitter finish with both hop and black coffee / bitter chocolate bitterness. There’s some woody resin notes too. Excellent beer. Pretty intense, but keeps you coming back for another taste.

Tried from Can on 10 May 2025 at 13:36

SimonF updated a beer: F-11.1% Jet Black IIIPA brewed by Hope Brewery
10 months ago

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