One for the road. A Genevois Mead with a stunning 12 %. Oh mama! Glad it's only 1 dl. The complexion is limpid gold. Looks like a Lager. 😅  An intriguing scent: fructose, honey, sweet cantaloupe and honeydew. The tastebuds try hard to get along with sweet honeydew, honey, white wine, bubblegum and bags of fructose. And an undeniable boozy tang. There's no maltbody since there's no malt either but this feels fairly light to the strength. And sappy, strong, boozy as well as faintly herbal. Also fragrant. A curiosity. I wonder who wants a pint of this... Even I had a bit of a struggle with this baby. D'accord, à demain!

Geneva 🇨🇭 My regular visit Au Coin Mousse has been closed permanently. It's a big loss for Geneva's beer scene. But like the old saying goes, when one door closes, another door opens. There's a new craft beer watering hole in the city, called La Jonquille. And here I am! 🍺 30 taps, all of them are Swiss, at least today. And almost all from the Geneva Region. What is even better is that this place has flights of 4 x 1 dl. Eeeexcellent!!! Flight 1/4 is a Mead. The bartender adviced me to start with it, so I will do. Colors translucent, pale yellow. A neat lace ring wafts on the top after some time. Pineapple reaches my nose first. Faint honey escorts the pineapple, then a suggestion of elderflower follows behind. The taste is alcoholic although not disturbingly. Furthermore, I pick elderflower juice, faint green tea (whaaat?), a whisper of honey and birch sap. Is there also raw pineapple peel? This is something! Not necessarily positive though. The finish reduces the alcoholic touch — surprisingly — but performs otherwise like before. The mouthfeel is unexpectedly light, a tad alcoholic, floral and juicy. Not really what I expect of a Mead but it is what it is. Not bad for sure.