Coffee-Beer

A story in the New Scientist this week about a patent that has been applied for by the Swiss company Nestlé. It’s apparently for a non-alcoholic drink that is a cross between coffee and beer. It doesn’t sound very appetising. Let’s see, the Swiss record on inventions: swiss chocolate – a hit; the swiss army knife – also a hit. The cuckoo clock – a definite miss (although as a child, I desperately wanted one – but now that I’ve grown up, I’ve put away childish things). Coffee-beer – a hit or a miss? Place your bets now.