Northern Dusky
River Roost Brewery
- From:
- River Roost Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
Ranked #486 - ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #7,531 - Avg:
- 4.19 | pDev: 5.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 18, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 09, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
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Reviewed by zotzot from Vermont
3.75/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Drinking out of a small snifter.
Pours a thickly hazy light orange with a fair head.
Smells of tangy fruit - maybe grapefruit.
Good mouth feel.
Tastes of tangy tropical fruits.
Dec 18, 2025Pours a thickly hazy light orange with a fair head.
Smells of tangy fruit - maybe grapefruit.
Good mouth feel.
Tastes of tangy tropical fruits.
Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at The lower bar in Stowe.
Presents hazy gold with an inch-plus head of white. Plenty of tattered lacing and persistent retention. Juicy citrus in the nose with some zest also. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel. Peach ,orange, grapefruit on the palate with minimal malt or bitterness. Finishes fairly dry but Juicy.
Sep 01, 2025Presents hazy gold with an inch-plus head of white. Plenty of tattered lacing and persistent retention. Juicy citrus in the nose with some zest also. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel. Peach ,orange, grapefruit on the palate with minimal malt or bitterness. Finishes fairly dry but Juicy.
Reviewed by ANIMOUL from California
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 16 oz can purchased at the brewery in White River Jct. Pours deep yellow with two fingers of head that slowly recedes. Tastes of subtle citrus up front - mostly orange to my palate - with a subtle rye aftertastes. Very good. Me like.
Dec 22, 2021
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
4/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Growler share.
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a muddy burnt yellow to orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a nice pace. Light stringy lace roamed around the glass.
The aroma had some grapefruit pith, guava, rye and black pepper. Light grassy sweetness with a touch of floral hop quality played underneath.
The flavor leaned sweet initially and then brightly exposed the black pepper and rye coming together somewhat spicy then providing a nice transition to the aftertaste in the same manner.
The mouthfeel was almost medium bodied, seemingly coming up under just a touch, but I didn't mind that. Rye spiciness isn't distracting in it's harshness and ended up being pretty sessionable.
Overall, a very nicely done rye IPA, if that's what River Roost wanted as I realize that maybe that was just what I thought this beer was.
Jul 11, 2017This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a muddy burnt yellow to orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a nice pace. Light stringy lace roamed around the glass.
The aroma had some grapefruit pith, guava, rye and black pepper. Light grassy sweetness with a touch of floral hop quality played underneath.
The flavor leaned sweet initially and then brightly exposed the black pepper and rye coming together somewhat spicy then providing a nice transition to the aftertaste in the same manner.
The mouthfeel was almost medium bodied, seemingly coming up under just a touch, but I didn't mind that. Rye spiciness isn't distracting in it's harshness and ended up being pretty sessionable.
Overall, a very nicely done rye IPA, if that's what River Roost wanted as I realize that maybe that was just what I thought this beer was.
Reviewed by deltatauhobbit from Maine
4.07/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
From a 32oz growler less than a week old.
Pours a crazy hazy straw yellow color, very bright yet hazy throughout, minimal head with some minor lacing on the glass.
Smell has a fruity grapefruit aroma mixed with plenty of bready-yeast.
Taste has a balanced flavor between grapefruit hop bitterness and a spicy rye flavor with a decent pale malt backing, carbonation is medium with a surprisingly creamy body.
Jan 31, 2017Pours a crazy hazy straw yellow color, very bright yet hazy throughout, minimal head with some minor lacing on the glass.
Smell has a fruity grapefruit aroma mixed with plenty of bready-yeast.
Taste has a balanced flavor between grapefruit hop bitterness and a spicy rye flavor with a decent pale malt backing, carbonation is medium with a surprisingly creamy body.
Rated by acurtis from New Jersey
3.84/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev -8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Southern Hemisphere Rye Pale Ale
Jan 21, 2017
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