FOOD & DRINK

6 Valentine's Day dates for beer lovers

These Valentine's Day dates will make you hoppy.

Amy Haneline
IndyStar

So much chocolate and red wine ... what's a craft beer geek to do? These Valentine's Day dates will make you hoppy.

Don't feel left out beer-lovers. There's plenty for you to do on Valentine's Day.

Add some zest

12 p.m. Feb. 10 through Feb. 14, Flat 12 Bierwerks, 414 Dorman St., flat12.me, (317) 635-2337

Surprise your honey with a trip to Flat 12 to get a taste of Bleeding Heart IPA. Made with the blood orange zest, it's only released twice a year.

Get artsy

5:45 p.m. Feb. 11, Indianapolis Museum of Art and Indy Brew Bus, 4000 Michigan Rd., indybrewbus.com

Take your sweetheart on a tour of art and beer. Tours start at the IMA, where you’ll sip beers from Sun King and learn about libations through the ages. Hop on the Indy Brew Bus to tour two breweries, complete with samples and beer guru guide. Don't worry if you miss this one, these tours run the second Thursday of every month.

Customers, including Tim Quick (right), and Sarah Sloan, both of Fishers, board the Indy Brew Bus, Indianapolis, Friday, October 3, 2014.

Kill two birds

12 p.m. Feb. 12 through Feb. 14, Trition Brewing Company, 5764 Wheeler Rd., tritonbrewing.com, (317) 735-2706

At Triton you can buy your bae a dozen long-stemmed roses and a special release 22-ounce bottle of Shot to the Tart, Triton’s experimental ale made with cherry puree. Roses will be sold by the Sertoma Club of North Downtown to benefit Easter Seals Crossroads. Done and done.

Pick your poison

2 p.m. Feb. 12 through Feb. 14, Books & Brews, 9402 Uptown Dr., facebook.com/booksnbrews, (317) 288-5136

Regardless of how you feel about the holiday, Books & Brews is giving you options: a chocolate stout with chocolate-covered strawberries for the lovebirds, or the “Love Stinks” beer, an IPA brewed with Lemonheads for those who may be a little, uh, sour about the holiday.

Dinner and a movie and beer

Various times, Flix Brewhouse, 2206 E. 116th St., Carmel, flixbrewhouse.com, (317) 824-9111

If you haven’t experienced the theater-restaurant-brewery combination, now is the perfect time. The beer is good—they even won some medals at the 2015 Indiana Brewers’ Cup. Hint: "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" is now playing.

On top of their own six brews and four seasonals, Flix Brewhouse, the first brewery/theater combination, also has several other beers on tap on Sunday, April 26, 2015. The establishment has their grand opening in Carmel on Thursday, April 30, 2015 with the showing of Avengers. The full kitchen and brewhouse, along with eight theaters, has been showing old classics to introduce it to the public as well as help get the staff trained and up to full speed.

Join the lonely hearts club

Feb. 12 through Feb. 14, Hops & Fire Craft Tap House, Greenwood, hopsandfire.com, (317) 300-7837

The special "Lonely Hearts" menu will keep you company. Choose from three or five courses, and yes, that includes dessert. Pair any portion with a brew from their selection of 40 taps. Call for reservations.

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