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: Angove's located in Australia
1 year ago

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

SimonF updated a beer: Brown brewed by Mornington Peninsula Brewery
1 year ago

SimonF (3468) reviewed
Brown from Mornington Peninsula Brewery (Mornington, Australia 🇦🇺)
1 year ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Can) Pours deep red brown with short lived loose tan head. Dark toffee aroma. Medium body with bright carbonation. Burnt sugar / dark toffee taste. Pleasant tartness. Burnt sugar bitterness. Very nice.
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2025 at 02:25
SimonF (3468) reviewed
Double Plum Sour from Reckless Brewing Co. (Bathurst, Australia 🇦🇺)
1 year ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
(Can) Pours opaque orangish red with big pale pink head. Good aroma of plums. Medium body with plenty of bright prickly carbonation. A nice tart start. Plenty of plums. Some nice soft lactic notes adding some balance to the tartness. Tart finish. Very enjoyable.
Tried from Can on 07 Jun 2025 at 13:58

SimonF updated a brewery: William Bull Brewing Company located in Australia
1 year ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Independent Breweries (Australia) located in Australia
1 year ago

SimonF updated a brewery: BrewPack located in Australia
1 year ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Bondi Brewing Co. located in Australia
1 year ago