Town Brewery Trove--Close Talker Double IPA

Close Talker Double IPA comes from Whitby, Ontario and the team at Town Brewery. Sold in flashy 473mL cans, the beer is a fairly robust 8.1% alcohol ale. It’s an extremely hazy yellow-gold ale with a thin, yet fluffy white head.

CTDIPA has citrus-heavy aroma with both tart and sweet elements. The flavour has an orange juice vibe, with a sweet to bitter transition and a faint tanginess. The back end is citrusy and really quite mild.

At 8.1%, this isn’t the world’s strongest DIPA, but I really appreciate that it isn’t overly sweet and the booziness is admirably subtle. I found it to be a quality offering, though I’d have liked it to be a bit more overtly bitter.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10.