Mocha Me Verry Happy

Our final foray into the world of Burger Wellington was a local establishment, Double Vision Brewery. They’ve been gracing the Wellington craft beer scene for a while now, and have a tasting room/restaurant attached to the brewery. Even though they’re a local Miramar brand, and I’ve drunk their beer many a time, we haven’t previously set foot inside. We went on a Saturday, and it turns out that it’s their last-Saturday-of-the-month quiz lunch. All the table were reserved, but we promised we’d be out by one o’clock so we were able to get their burger. 

It's called Mocha Me Verry Happy, and it’s described on the WOAP site like this: People's Coffee-rubbed beef patty, with Wellington Chocolate Factory chocolate bacon and savoury whip, on a Dough bakery doughnut bun, with a side of chips and housemade tomato sauce. Interesting! A savoury/sweet combination burger.

It looks like this: 

The Garage Project beer match is Cereal Milk Stout. I decided against that and went for a DVB Double Denim IPA instead.

And how does it taste? The doughnut and the chocolate bacon whip make the experience quite sweet, but the burger with the coffee rub counters that. The coffee flavour was definitely in there without being overpowering, and is a combination that works well. I personally wouldn’t have made it quite so sweet – maybe a brioche bun instead of a doughnut? Being a doughnut it was quite squishy, so cutlery was again required. The chips were plentiful, chunky, and tasty. The combinations worked, it was a tasty burger, and I scored it 8/10.

As Burger Wellington is now over, the judging begins. My favourite was Brioche ‘n’ Gravy from Pickle & Pie. None of the ones we tasted made it onto the shortlist for the overall competition. The winner will be announced next week so there may be a further opportunity for a burger before the event closes for 2023.