I remember our first and last yard sale. The Department of Efficiency had decided to get rid of anything around the house that wasn’t serving a useful purpose. Luckily I wasn’t retired at the time. That Saturday morning I was taking my favourite son to hockey practice and left the missus and my favourite daughter to handle the sale. I thought it was odd at 8AM Saturday morning that there was a line of cars parked on the road because we lived out in the country on a dead-end drive.
What I returned to can only be described as mayhem, or you could call it chaos, anarchy is another word that may apply. I almost had to crowd surf to get to the garage. There was a physical altercation going on between two “gentlemen” who both wanted the canoe (why was she selling my canoe?). I wanted to tell them to take it outside, but they already were. Unfortunately, a number of aggressive yard sale veterans weren’t. Some bargain hunters had found the door from the garage into the house and had decided to take a tour of the premises. Others had decided that no price tag meant free. A number of smaller items “walked”. When all was said and done we were done in.
Of course, it was all my fault for leaving the Missus on her own to fend off the unruly crowds of Saturday yard sale assailants. I have said never again on a few mornings after the night before but this time I meant it. Now I find myself having another Yard Sale Saturday. Never say never I always say.
So, other than the name, what does this brew have to do with a Saturday yard sale. Absolutely nothing as far as I can tell. But I do enjoy a good K-Common, and after Kamloops Common and Kingston Common it’s North we go for a Trestle Parry Sound version of a Kentucky Common. * Time to pour and score this yard sale ale.
A bright amber glow, more of an amber than the reddish tint that the brew pic would imply. It has an enticing caramel aroma, igniting amorous recollections of past Amber encounters. The first taste is caramel forward, a malty middlin’ mouthfeel, and honey lager sweet. Nothing here to be hoppy or bitter about. As the sweet goes from strong to subtle some very mild ale bitters show up on the finish. Nice sequence and combination, another solid K-common.
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