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 beer: Hopic Thunder brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
1 year ago

SimonF updated a beer: Guardians Of The Galaxy Passionfruit IIPL brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
1 year ago

SimonF updated a beer: Feelin' Vine brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
1 year ago

SimonF updated a beer: Endless Haze brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
1 year ago

SimonF updated a beer: Double Hazy Mosaic IPA brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
1 year ago

SimonF updated a beer: Belgian Pale Ale brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
1 year ago

SimonF updated a beer: Cloud 9 Hazy IPA brewed by Akasha Brewing Company
1 year ago

SimonF (3468) reviewed
Cloud 9 Hazy IPA from Akasha Brewing Company (Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺)
1 year ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
(Can) Pours cloudy golden yellow with small white head. Good aroma of passionfruit, citrus and notes of pine. Medium bodied, smooth and juicy with fine bright carbonation. Great taste. Start juicy and tangy and then hoppy bitterness steadily builds through the palate. Citrus and passionfruit at the start. Some peppery note from the middle to end. Very good.
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2025 at 14:20

SimonF updated a brewery: Hahn Brewers located in Australia
1 year ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Legendary Brewing located in Australia
1 year ago