Martini's Beer Garden

After the long, cold, and wet Winter, I was anxious to get out of my apartment at the first sign of warm weather. The smoky and crowded bars that I have populated throughout the winter did not excite or even stir up my feelings with the temperatures now in the 60s. I wanted a beer garden, and I wanted it immediately.

As the sun began to fade early Tuesday evening, I ventured across campus to Martini’s in hopes that their beer garden would be open. My friend told me he had seen a sign outside of the bar that the beer garden was now open, and he was right. We were in luck.

On a typical Tuesday afternoon, Martini’s is not a crowded place. But on this Tuesday, other Iowa City residents had the same idea as me, for the bar was crowded and a steady noise could be heard from the patio in the back. Walking through the bar, my excitement boiling, I came upon a large gathering of happy drunks, ignited by the fire of beer and warm weather. I sought out a waitress, ordered a round of beers for my friend and I, and joined a group of familiar faces at a table in the beer garden. It was a beautiful night and the beers went down smooth. It was great to be at a bar outdoors at sunset. I am eager for the Summer to arrive and for nights of endless drinking under the night’s sky.