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Bacon. Coffee. Beer.  Why not put these wonderful things together? As an avid homebrewer that likes to tinker with extreme style beers, that’s the question I found myself asking. Make the base beer an oatmeal stout, add some high quality coffee and infuse with bacon—breakfast in a bottle. As I write this I am waiting for the sparge to finish up, so the process of creating the ultimate nerd’s beer is already well underway. Over the course of the next month or so, I plan to document the progress of the beer, culminating in a taste test of the final product. Given the flavor profile I’m going for here, I have to believe that this might actually taste pretty damn good. We’re talking a medium bodied stout with a rich coffee flavor, a hint of chocolate and bacon and the smooth mouthfeel that comes with brewing with oats. Plus you get a kick of caffeine and alcohol. So, I’ll start sometime later this week with details on the brew day, and drop in over the next few weeks to keep you updated on the various steps as they happen. With any luck, this little experiment will churn out one crazy awesome bacon brew.

missing brick here and chipped stone there show the normal marks of wear and tear on the structures and streets of a city, but filling them in with multi-colored LEGO bricks makes them stand out in sharp relief with their surroundings – especially in a place like Berlin.

Sniff, sniff…what’s that enchanting aroma? Why, it’s the bacon candle of course! A brand new product on the market that’s sure to light up the lives and perk up the senses of any bacon lover,

Bacon Pancakes The folks over at This is Freaking Ridiculous posted this picture which will undoubtedly cause bacon lovers around the world to collectively smack their foreheads and say “why didn’t I think of that?” So bust out the pancake batter and fry up some bacon and have yourself a hearty breakfast (or you could just buy pancake mix infused with bacon, but hey to each their own).

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I don't know whether I read this somewhere, or dreamed it. "Belgium is the Disneyland of beer."

It took LEGO artist Matija Grguric 7 months and 15,000 bricks to recreate Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece Fallingwater. It’s currently on display at a museum in Zageb, Croatia.

But Guinness, in the best Irish tradition, does things differently. The bubbles in a freshly poured pint appear to be cascading down the side of the glass - yet the creamy top which is the drink's trademark remains.

his strange map was produced by Floating Sheep, a website dedicated to “mapping and analyzing user generated Google Map placemarks”. In this instance, the ovine analysts of cybergeography were so startled by this remarkably differentiated result that they wanted to check it against information a bit more official than the data provided by Google Maps (1) . According to the 2007 Census, there are on average 1.52 bars (2) for every 10,000 people in the US. Those numbers are a lot higher in the ‘red’ states: Wyoming (3.40), Nebraska (3.68), Iowa (3.73), South Dakota (4.73), Wisconsin (5.88), Montana (6.34) and North Dakota, which, with an average of 6.54 bars per 10,000 inhabitants apparently is the top “party state” in the Union. Next time you want to take your lawnmower to a party, you know in which direction to head.

Not too long ago, a reader came to us with the idea that we should write a bacon book. You know, a book about bacon. We tossed around a few ideas that all centered around bacon and books and how to combine them into a book about bacon but we haven’t nailed down a bacon book concept just yet. Today we received an email from Boss Hog over at BaconFreak.com announcing that he’s released the first edition of his Bacon Cookbook. What better book about bacon could there be than a bacon book that helps you cook the meat candy? According to the web site (with the oh-so-catchy URL of BaconCookbook.com) they’ve got recipes from some renowned chefs that will help you get your bacon fix for breakfast, lunch, dinner, appetizers, and even bacon desserts. We got a chance to peek at the bacon cookbook ahead of time and were impressed with the quality of the bacon recipes included in the book. Don’t be surprised if you see a couple examples of bacon dishes we test out here at Bacon Today. We’re planning to cook up a few of the meals to give them the official Bacon Today taste test. The Bacon Freak Bacon Cookbook is available in both downloadable PDF and paperback formats. Head on over to BaconCookbook.com and get your copy today!

If you’re looking for your ice cream fix, we know the place to go – The Old Lyme Ice Cream Shoppe LLC.But before you head on out looking for your typical vanilla and chocolate ice cream, be warned. The menu includes beer-infused premium ice cream.Yes, you read that right -- beer-infused premium ice cream! Seems like best of both worlds. The Old Lyme Ice Cream Shoppe is now serving The Brewer’s Cow beer-infused premium ice cream, made with the best 16 percent butterfat cream that New England has to offer, according to Jason Conroy owner of the ice cream parlor.

Now there’s another reason to continue drinking beer. Other than drowning my problems and celebrating holiday’s I didn’t even know existed just to feel that cold liquid refreshment, I learned it can save my life! Don’t let your wife or girlfriend tell you you’re getting too fat because you drink too much beer. Let her know that you are working on a natural body armor. According to a UK paper The SUN,  Snaz Martin, a local pub boss was stabbed with a three inch blade when he told a patron to leave the knife outside. When he was rushed to the doctor, he was told that the only thing that saved him was his fat belly. The fat he had was enough to protect his vital organs from being shanked to pieces. What I have learned reading this article is that if someone brings a nice into a bar, chances are they will use it against you, so stay away. Second, if I continue drinking beer, my liver my give, but at least I know it won’t give to a stab wound.

That’s right—it’s a portable chair with a compartment for holding gear or frosty beverages. Just make sure you know where that beer has been before you decide to take a sip.