SimonF Profile - Brewver

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.

Activity

SimonF added a new venue EXBAR TOKYO plus 博多 located in Fukuoka-shi, Japan
2 months ago

SimonF updated a brewery: Fukuoka Craft located in Japan
2 months ago

SimonF (3374) reviewed Doppo Peach Pils from Miyashita Sake Brewery Co. Ltd. 2 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

(On tap) Clear golden with good white head. Lively peach aroma with grassy hints. Medium body. Great carbonation giving mouth filling soft texture. Taste is initially, and predominantly, peach. It starts with a mix of sweet candy and sour notes. Notes of malt and grassy hops join the mix at the end. Very nice although maybe a bit too heavy on the fruit

Tried from Draft at EXBAR TOKYO plus 博多 on 21 Jan 2026 at 08:30

SimonF updated a beer: Kyushu Craft Kyushu Lager brewed by Miyazaki Hideji Beer Brewery
2 months ago

6.4

SimonF (3374) reviewed Kyushu Craft Kyushu Lager from Miyazaki Hideji Beer Brewery 2 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

(Can) Pours clear golden Myer with small white head. Pleasant aroma: grassy with notes of biscuit malt and bread. Medium body with good carbonation. Good taste. Some citrus at the start. Some pleasant biscuit malt and then a nice grassy bitterness develops into the finish. Good drinking.

Tried from Can on 20 Jan 2026 at 14:18

SimonF added a new brewery: Minami Aso located in Japan
2 months ago

6.1

SimonF (3374) reviewed Tanya Comum from Aozora Brewery 2 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

(On tap) Clear golden with good white head. Gentle grassy aroma
Great mouthfeel. Plenty of soft mouth filling carbonation. Citrus, bready malt, grassy hops. Gentle bitterness. Good drinking.

Tried from Draft at Craft Beer Club Continue? on 20 Jan 2026 at 10:38

SimonF added a new beer Tanya Comum by Aozora Brewery
2 months ago