Beer tips for Geneva & Bern?

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    zeff80 Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,425) Feb 6, 2006 Missouri
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    Headed to Geneva and Bern over Spring Break. What beer tips do you all have? What are the best type of shops to find bottles/cans?
     
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    Sigmund Grand Pooh-Bah (5,433) Mar 26, 2002 Norway
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    Geneve: Bar: Au Coin Mousse, in Rue du Fort-Barreau 21. Bottle shop: Drinks of the World, in Place de Cornavin 7.

    Bern: Bar: Biercafé au Trappistes, in Rathausgasse 68.
    Bottle shop: again Drinks of the World, here in Bahnhofplatz 10 (the railway station). For local and national beers, try the Manor supermarket in Marktgasse 10.
     
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    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    Add in Zurich to the title 2… lambic hunting? Any fun Swiss brewers to be sure to try?
     
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    Sigmund Grand Pooh-Bah (5,433) Mar 26, 2002 Norway
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    If you are into lambics, the Swiss brewery with the best and most sour ales (not real lambics of course, but some of them are close) is BFM Brasserie des Franche-Montagnes.
     
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    Sigmund Grand Pooh-Bah (5,433) Mar 26, 2002 Norway
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    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    I’m happy to report Switzerland exceeded my expectations, quite a fun beer scene that is coming along. Pretty much drank Swiss and German lagers, Belgian styles ales from Switzerland and Belgium, and yes, I did get my hands on Belgian lambic. Multiple cantillon that I hadn’t tried before, very exciting! But seriously, lager everywhere, and I am here for it!
     
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    Jesseix Pundit (913) Mar 18, 2022 California

    I'll be there in a month, so this is great to hear :+1:
    Any specific spots you'd recommend?
     
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    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    Which towns?
     
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    Jesseix Pundit (913) Mar 18, 2022 California

    We're staying in Wengen, Lucerne, and 1 night in Zurich. Daytripping to several places from there (Bern, Interlaken)
     
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    REVZEB Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,686) Mar 28, 2013 Illinois
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    @Jesseix
    Cafe Aus Trappiste in Bern for sure. If you look at my profile I reviewed all the places we went. The bier cafe in the Zurich train station is lager heaven. If you like German food lots of great places with house beers and lagers
     
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