Dark Lab Works
Mallassepät in Naantali, Southwest Finland, Finland 🇫🇮
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
6.81
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This is not your average dark beer. It’s an epically complex porter where the darkness of the malt meets the deep, peculiar twang of licorice. Fortunately, the smooth, comforting vanilla steps in just in time to prevent a total flavor meltdown. Consume responsibly. Or don’t. We’re brewers, not theoretical physicists.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Murky dark brown colour, medium-sized beige head. Nice dry licorice aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Flavour has berryish, sweetish licorice flavour. Full monty with licorice. Too sweet and overriding.
Tried
from Can
from Alko (Webshop)
on 07 Feb 2026
at 19:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Almost black beer, a head is medium, thick and beige. Aroma has liquorice, roastiness and vanilla. Taste has liquorice, roastiness, some sharpness. Medium bodied. Very nice beer, the liquorice and vanilla are really there.
Tried
from Can
from
K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa)
on 30 Jan 2026
at 16:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg @Juova.
The beer poured near black in color with a thin off white head.
Thick layer of "kouvola licorice" and vanilla in flavor. Smooth mouthfeel ,bit sweet. Candy licorice. I like it.
The beer poured near black in color with a thin off white head.
Thick layer of "kouvola licorice" and vanilla in flavor. Smooth mouthfeel ,bit sweet. Candy licorice. I like it.
Tried
at
Juova Hanahuone
on 24 Jan 2026
at 11:49