Atmosphere - How to Make Beer Taste Better
It might be a place, it might be a time, and it might be the company you are with; but, there’s no two ways about it, a beer will taste better if enjoyed in the right atmosphere.
For instance, I can sit out in my backyard just about anytime and drink a good beer. But, I truly have a hard time enjoying its full potential if all I can do is look around my yard and see a lawn that needs to be mowed, hedges that need to be trimmed, and kids toys that need to be picked up. We all work hard at the various things we each do and keeping my home looking nice and “guest ready” is just one of those things that is important to me. When all my chores are done, I can sit and relax with that beer so much more.
It doesn’t always take work, either. We will be lucky sometimes and a perfect beer atmospheric condition will present itself. It might be bumping into friends while out to dinner and you end up chatting for hours. Or, perhaps, you are on vacation with your loved one and you find a secluded spot on the lake where you truly get to unwind.

I will be writing about “atmosphere” on Hop Talk every so often to remind ourselves what life is all about. Because, while life is not all about beer, beer is all about life.