I will give La Meltingpote another chance. IPA with 6.8 % shouldn't be lame. I hope... Semiclear amber beer with rich carbonation unleashes a velvety off-white head that builds up to one finger. The long retention sustains life in the thick foamy lid. The beer's precious aromas are well protected here. The scent is even more impotent than that of the previous beer. It's a strange medley of grassy dry hops and bitter caramel. The tongue finds bigger flavors than what the shy olfactory provision suggests. I receive grapefruit peel, resin – quite a slam actually –, a pinch of dried apricot, a sigh of bitter caramel and something odd, can't say exactly what. As if diacetyl but then not really. The body is light-medium to medium. Not bad for the ABV. Nothing phenomenal either. The finish intensifies the odd flavor but fortunately not to the level of disturbance. Otherwise, slightly tangier but the composition remaining the same anyway. Fairly long duration. The mouthfeel is thin, crisp, dry, drying and marginally tangy. Even slightly alcoholic. Not a winner this one either. Flavorwise bigger than the previous beer but cleanness is not the asset here. Okay, maybe no more La Meltingpote beers for the time being.

Tom Beers @ Geneva. A new place for me. A bit outside the downtown. It's a beer shop (and other alcohol drinks) plus a bar. The terrace is small, just outside the shop/bar on the pavement. All the seats were occupied but no worries, the lady brought me an extra table and chair. I wonder if it would work in our rule-obedient 🇫🇮 as flexibly. Now the beer. The brewery — La Meltingpote — is also new to me. Untappd still lists it actually a homebrewery but it has already gone commercial since the beers are sold in this bar. The beer shows a hazy, pale yellow complexion. Carbonation is subdued but produces a clean white, frogspawny head up to one finger. A neat lace ring is what remains on the top done the head itself is gone. Weak aromas of carambola and lemon can be captured in the air. A faintly dry-grassy offer, by the way. The taste doesn't thrill me much. At all. If the fragrance is weak, the flavor profile is not much bigger. I can pick lemon pulp, raw pineapple, carambola and dry grass. All in moderation. Not really impressive. The body is thin. That's it. The end is identical to upfront. Same same. The finish vanishes fairly fast from the tastebuds. The mouthfeel is thin, zesty, basically refreshing, slightly dry and drying but also rather lackluster. Phew.