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: Casella Family Brands located in Australia
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SimonF updated a brewery: Southern Beverages Australia located in Australia
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SimonF updated a brewery: Three Oaks Cider Co. (VOK Beverages) located in Australia
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SimonF updated a brewery: Koala Beer Pty Ltd located in Australia
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SimonF updated a beer: NAS XPA brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
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SimonF updated a beer: Woolly West IIPA brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
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SimonF updated a beer: Tropicalia brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
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SimonF updated a beer: Triple Hazy brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
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SimonF updated a beer: Toucan Tropical IPA brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
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SimonF updated a beer: Third Eye brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
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