drawnk: Valentine's Edition

Welcome to a new feature here at the BROG: DRAWNK. Drinking and Drawing. Drawing and Drinking. Get it?
For the first installment here's a V-day card for the beer-loving lover in your life. Print it out. Cut it out. Forward it. Forget it. Whatever. Happy Ballantine's Day.
Here's the full version. Just click the image below:


Update: Stout also goes well with blue!

CHOCARRUBICA

The other night I decided to grab a pint at The Standard Tap, as is my wont. On such nights its a struggle not to ogle the floor to ceiling refrigerators at The Foodery nearby. I succumbed to my urges and purchased an Italian beer from Birrificio Grado Plato located in Chieri, IT (which is close to Torino). Chocarrubica is described as a "dark ale brewed with carob & cacao beans". I was unfamiliar with the taste of carob so I guess I was expecting the flavor of chocolate to be more noticeable. Instead it was sweet, then sour and finally gave way to a hint of chocolate-y smoothness. A peculiar beer that will definitely appeal to fans of the sour style. It retails for $30.25 for 1 pt 9.4 fl. oz. and has an ABV of 7%.