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: Lager brewed by Sydney Beer Co.
1 year ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Sydney Beer Co. located in Australia
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SimonF updated a brewery: Cascade Brewery located in Australia
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SimonF updated a brewery: Australian Beer Company located in Australia
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SimonF (3468) reviewed
West Coast Double IPA from Reckless Brewing Co. (Bathurst, Australia 🇦🇺)
1 year ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
(Can) Pours clear golden amber with good white head. Great aroma pine and dank notes. Great mouthfeel - medium bodied and smooth with plenty of mouth filling soft carbonation. Great full taste too. Plenty of hops from start to finish. Nicely balanced with some toffee malt sweetness. Good bitter finish. Very nice.
Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2025 at 12:38

SimonF updated a brewery: Thorogoods of Burra located in Australia
1 year ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Henry of Harcourt Orchardists & Cidermakers located in Australia
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SimonF updated a brewery: Steamrail Brewing Company located in Australia
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SimonF updated a brewery: Happy Goblin Brewery located in Australia
1 year ago