tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post4495613706516952298..comments2023-12-11T08:10:41.077+00:00Comments on Mark Dredge - Beer: The Hop Press: What’s outside the glass is important tooMark Dredgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-74607397774924701532010-01-03T18:15:09.187+00:002010-01-03T18:15:09.187+00:00Kristy, I love holiday beers :) Re-visiting beers ...Kristy, I love holiday beers :) Re-visiting beers will be interesting to see how they compare to the memories you have of them. <br /><br />PF, I agree, a good mood can be attached to any experience and improve it. One of my favourite beers is Mythos. But I only drink it in Greece when it's roasting hot and I've been chilling on the beach all day. Right there it's perfection. Drink it anywhere else and it's pretty rubbish. And it works both ways, I think. An excellent beer can be underwhelming if you aren't in a great mood. It's all context.Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-56771976254875161212010-01-03T17:08:10.534+00:002010-01-03T17:08:10.534+00:00I think that when people, including myself, say &q...I think that when people, including myself, say "The only important thing is what's in the glass", or something of those lines, they are speaking about the beer. Meaning that where it comes from, how and by whom it was made, etc. won't guarantee the quality of what you are drinking.<br /><br />All those things you mention, friends, holidays, etc. are extraneous to the beer, and can be transferred to any other thing, wine, food, music, etc. improving them in the process.<br /><br />It's a bit of a paradox, if you want. You are having a good time with your mates at a garden party in summer, the weather is lovely and someone gives you a bottle of, say, Stella. You won't turn it down, even if you know the beer is crap, but at that moment it suits you just fine because you are in a good mood and you really don't care what you are drinking as long as it keeps the mood going.<br /><br />One of the best pints I've had in my life was on Crete, after walking the 16km of the Samaria Gorge on pretty warm day. Right at the exit of the National Park there's a kiosk selling snacks and draft beer. I bought myself one, I'm not sure what it was, but it was tooth shattering cold and it tasted like heaven. Would I drink it under any other circumstances? Not likely, but it's still one of the best pints.Pivní Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-46731379617279891932010-01-03T11:03:01.976+00:002010-01-03T11:03:01.976+00:00couldn't agree more - the whole drinking exper...couldn't agree more - the whole drinking experience and environment has a HUGE part to play in your enjoyment. <br /><br />We all spent ages seeking out the mythical beer that we drank every day on holiday only to find it tastes like dishwater on a rainy Tuesday in front of Eastenders.<br /><br />I've become too much of an at home drinker, am definitely going to revisit some beers under different circumstances and see how they taste this yearKristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02641030168757305205noreply@blogger.com