342. Revolution Brewing (Chicago, IL) - Valkyrye-Hero

“Valkyrye-Hero is a hazy new hero soaring into battle with bold rye flavor—balanced with a huge dry hop of Chinook, Cascade, Centennial, Amarillo and Citra. Tastes like victory!”

I have perhaps been conditioned on too much Saucy Intruder from Black Acre—or else I don’t know what the hell rye is supposed to taste like. (And of course I don’t mean the bread. You weren’t really going to go there, were you?) It’s fruity and light up front, with just a hint of crisp malt on the back end. Then it sort of lingers with a pineapple-y kind of flavor. It’s more interesting than I expected, so I may have to revisit this one after the remaining two have a chance to get cold.