Mordue: Workie Ticket (England: ESB: 4.5% ABV)
Visual: Light clear caramel brown with a low bubbled head.
Nose: Light treacle, liquorice and hops. Slightly sour. Lemon.
Body: Bitter, milk chocolate and coffee. Slightest acid sourness. Treacle. Caramel.
Finish: Coffee, some chocolate. Treacle, charring and toffee.
Conclusion: Somewhat porter like ESB, with a lot of coffee and chocolate elements coming in. A workable bitter with an interesting twist and lots of toffee caramel elements makes something that really should work out a treat.
As it is its serviceable and with a lot of potential but just doesn’t quite fly high. Still a bit different and fun.