River Roost Brewery
Microbrewery
in
White River Junction,
Vermont,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: River Roost Brewery
Established in 2016
Contact
230 S Main St, White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Description
Welcome to the Roost
River Roost Brewery offers aromatic, hop forward, full flavored beers brewed in 10BBL batches. Established in 2016, owner and operator Mark Babson, a former brewer and quality technician in the industry, now spends his days in the brewhouse or behind the bar creating favorites like Más Verde, Mo’rilla, and Glimpse.
River Roost Brewery offers aromatic, hop forward, full flavored beers brewed in 10BBL batches. Established in 2016, owner and operator Mark Babson, a former brewer and quality technician in the industry, now spends his days in the brewhouse or behind the bar creating favorites like Más Verde, Mo’rilla, and Glimpse.
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Consumed 09/07/2019
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: pours black and stays black in the glass with a quarter finger's worth of khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some bourbon barrel spice with vanilla sweetness, caramel sweetness, milk chocolate and subtle sweet and tart cherries
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a great sweet to subtly spicy quality; finishes sweet with vanilla & a touch of barrel spice
Texture: medium to full bodied, great sipper; kinda smooth but also some light barrel nicking the tongue slightly, good carb
Overall: what an awesome barrel impy stout I would very much welcome again.
Consumed 09/07/2019
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: pours black and stays black in the glass with a quarter finger's worth of khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some bourbon barrel spice with vanilla sweetness, caramel sweetness, milk chocolate and subtle sweet and tart cherries
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a great sweet to subtly spicy quality; finishes sweet with vanilla & a touch of barrel spice
Texture: medium to full bodied, great sipper; kinda smooth but also some light barrel nicking the tongue slightly, good carb
Overall: what an awesome barrel impy stout I would very much welcome again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2026
at 18:52
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: thick burnt orange haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: tangerine to orange to lemony hoppy sweet tones with a super light malt base
Flavor: meshed the prior noted aromas very nicely in a sweet to bittersweet juicy quality; finishes the same way and adding in a little bit of citrus zest
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper. Good carb level and low hop bitterness
Overall: what an absolutely awesome NEIPA I would very much welcome again.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: thick burnt orange haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: tangerine to orange to lemony hoppy sweet tones with a super light malt base
Flavor: meshed the prior noted aromas very nicely in a sweet to bittersweet juicy quality; finishes the same way and adding in a little bit of citrus zest
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper. Good carb level and low hop bitterness
Overall: what an absolutely awesome NEIPA I would very much welcome again.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2026
at 18:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip. Consumed 02/04/2023
Appearance: burnt orange cloudy color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: orangey to tangerine-like hoppy tones with some sweet onion and then subtle lemony hop tones; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet juicy character to a well rounded bittersweet quality; finishes orangey to tangerine-like hoppy tones
Texture: medium bodied, semi-sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting; nice low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: a very nicely done NEDIPA very worthy of returning to.
Can to tulip. Consumed 02/04/2023
Appearance: burnt orange cloudy color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: orangey to tangerine-like hoppy tones with some sweet onion and then subtle lemony hop tones; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet juicy character to a well rounded bittersweet quality; finishes orangey to tangerine-like hoppy tones
Texture: medium bodied, semi-sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting; nice low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: a very nicely done NEDIPA very worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2026
at 13:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip. Consumed 10/09/2024.
Appearance: thick yellowed-cardboard haziness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple to passion fruity to floral sweet toned hops up front; light clean malts and then a subtle hop note of papaya pops subtly
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a sweet semi-juicy artful tone to a fine bittersweet and subtle fruity tart quality; finishes semi-juicy through passion fruit and papaya-like
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; good smoothness - nothing distracting, nice low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: another very well done NEIPA in the Project Object series!
Can to tulip. Consumed 10/09/2024.
Appearance: thick yellowed-cardboard haziness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple to passion fruity to floral sweet toned hops up front; light clean malts and then a subtle hop note of papaya pops subtly
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a sweet semi-juicy artful tone to a fine bittersweet and subtle fruity tart quality; finishes semi-juicy through passion fruit and papaya-like
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; good smoothness - nothing distracting, nice low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: another very well done NEIPA in the Project Object series!
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2026
at 13:30
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip. Consumed 12/01/2023.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt orange semi-hazy color with a three and a half fingers of white foamy head that took it's time to dissipate then once it did some light lace stuck to the glass
Aroma: nice set of passion fruity to white grapey to nectarine and apricot-like hoppy tones with a little bit of danky tones in there; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a good sweet danky to semi-bittersweet slightly juicy conglomeration; finishes very passion fruity and nectarine-like
Texture: medium bodied, this is a sipper; good smoothness with nothing distracting, nice low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: what a NETIPA! Absolutely well done and very worthy of returning to.
Can to tulip. Consumed 12/01/2023.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt orange semi-hazy color with a three and a half fingers of white foamy head that took it's time to dissipate then once it did some light lace stuck to the glass
Aroma: nice set of passion fruity to white grapey to nectarine and apricot-like hoppy tones with a little bit of danky tones in there; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a good sweet danky to semi-bittersweet slightly juicy conglomeration; finishes very passion fruity and nectarine-like
Texture: medium bodied, this is a sipper; good smoothness with nothing distracting, nice low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: what a NETIPA! Absolutely well done and very worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2026
at 13:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip. Consumed 12/01/2023.
Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy to orangey to lemony hop tones with a super light clean malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet citrusy to orangey bittersweetness; finishes semi-juicy with a trickle of dryness
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being sessionable; good smoothness - nothing distracting
Overall: very nicely done NEDIPA very worthy of returning to.
Can to tulip. Consumed 12/01/2023.
Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy to orangey to lemony hop tones with a super light clean malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet citrusy to orangey bittersweetness; finishes semi-juicy with a trickle of dryness
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being sessionable; good smoothness - nothing distracting
Overall: very nicely done NEDIPA very worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2026
at 12:59
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: burnt yellow to copper color with a quarter finger of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet corn and light grassy to floral hop tones
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet quality; finishes with the corn
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; good smoothness - nothing distracting
Overall: good corn lager, it's brewed well.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: burnt yellow to copper color with a quarter finger of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet corn and light grassy to floral hop tones
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet quality; finishes with the corn
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; good smoothness - nothing distracting
Overall: good corn lager, it's brewed well.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2026
at 21:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: chill haze yellow to almost burnt orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light melon to super subtle white grapey and a touch of pineapple-y hops with a light clean malt base
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromad to a fine crisp sweet hop tone to a bittersweet crisp quality; finishes crisp through the intertwining of those hops & malts
Texture: light to medium bodied, very sessionable; good smoothness and nothing bothersome from any hops
Overall: a clean well brewed New Zealand lager well worth coming back to.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: chill haze yellow to almost burnt orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light melon to super subtle white grapey and a touch of pineapple-y hops with a light clean malt base
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromad to a fine crisp sweet hop tone to a bittersweet crisp quality; finishes crisp through the intertwining of those hops & malts
Texture: light to medium bodied, very sessionable; good smoothness and nothing bothersome from any hops
Overall: a clean well brewed New Zealand lager well worth coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2026
at 13:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt orange haziness with a finger's worth of white frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple-y to papaya to grapefruity hops with a keen hop note of pine with herbal and light hop spice; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a herbal sweet to tropical fruity hoppy/malty sweet quality; finishes semi-juicy through a balanced piney to papaya/grapefruity hop tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-sessionable; good smoothness; good low carb; good low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: a very nicely done NEIPA worth coming back to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt orange haziness with a finger's worth of white frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple-y to papaya to grapefruity hops with a keen hop note of pine with herbal and light hop spice; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a herbal sweet to tropical fruity hoppy/malty sweet quality; finishes semi-juicy through a balanced piney to papaya/grapefruity hop tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-sessionable; good smoothness; good low carb; good low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: a very nicely done NEIPA worth coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2026
at 12:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: chill haze dark yellow to orange cardboard haziness with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some grapefruit, orange, pineapple and piney hop notes with a danky/hemp-like hop tone in the middle and some light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine juicy sweet to bittersweet danky juicy vibe; finishes leaning into the juicy side with some grapefruit and pineapple
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; good low carb, good smoothness; nice low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nicely done NEIPA very worthy of coming back to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: chill haze dark yellow to orange cardboard haziness with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some grapefruit, orange, pineapple and piney hop notes with a danky/hemp-like hop tone in the middle and some light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine juicy sweet to bittersweet danky juicy vibe; finishes leaning into the juicy side with some grapefruit and pineapple
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; good low carb, good smoothness; nice low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nicely done NEIPA very worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2026
at 12:47