Chocolate & Beer: The New Taste Sensation?

Interesting article in the New Zealand Herald today recommending beer and chocolate as a "match made in heaven"

"If you're serious about chocolate, you have probably combined it with all manner of food and drink through pure coincidence-chocolate and wine, chocolate and cheese, chocolate and a cup of tea, chocolate and Weetbix, you get the idea.

But if you're looking for a new, delicious match, there's one gaining increasing popularity in New Zealand that comes with the tick of approval from chocolate aficionados, chefs and liquor experts: chocolate and beer."

Okay, they're not talking about lager and Mars Bars here, but I'm still a little sceptical.  

However, seeing as eating chocolate and drinking beer are two of my favorite pastimes, I may just have to give it a try.