“Beer…because you can’t drink bacon”

“Beer…because you can’t drink bacon” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. “Beer was invented because you can’t drink bacon” was posted on Twitter by Steve on August 3, 2013. “#beer - because you can’t drink #bacon” was posted on Twitter by J. Brownstone on October 17, 2013. The saying probably comes from an image.
   
             
Twitter
Jackie Wyse-Rhodes
@jackiewyse
quotes Samira the Vegetarian: “As much as I’d like to try it, I just can’t drink bacon.”
9:10 PM - 21 Apr 2009
   
Twitter
Joy
@joyghosh
OH at the bar “I can’t drink bacon”
8:35 PM - 11 Aug 2009
   
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The REAL EggNogFacts
@EggNogFacts
Why eggnog? Because you can’t drink bacon. #eggnog
11:10 AM - 7 Dec 2012
   
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Steve
@planet_legz
Beer was invented because you can’t drink bacon..
4:27 AM - 3 Aug 2013
   
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J. Brownstone
@SouthernSirsPl
#beer - because you can’t drink #bacon
1:45 PM - 17 Oct 2013
   
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Michelle Maverick
@MichelleMavrck
Beer! Because you can’t drink bacon.
2:05 PM - 17 Oct 2013
   
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S†oner ♀
@StyrofoamCobra
Vodka. Because you can’t drink bacon.
1:57 PM - 11 Aug 2014
   
Twitter
Mary Dallas
@funsizeinpants
Coffee…...Because you can’t drink bacon.
1:04 PM - 19 Dec 2014
 
Facebook
Tremont Tavern
November 9, 2016 ·
Beer… because you can’t drink bacon.
 
AZ Central
Chandler business combines barrels, booze and social media
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, The Republic | azcentral.com Published 7:01 p.m. MT April 14, 2017 | Updated 8:36 a.m. MT April 17, 2017
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“Dad’s private reserve” is one of the most popular sayings engraved on the barrels, Kane said. Another says, “Whiskey; because you can’t drink bacon.”
 
YourTango
28 Funny Memes All Millennials Can Relate To
Nicole Bradley-Bernard
August 29, 2018
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25. Very true.
“Beer … because you can’t drink bacon.”
 
YourTango
39 Best Beer Puns And Beer Memes For National Beer Day (And, Well, Every Day)
Nicole Bradley-Bernard
April 7, 2019
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5. A funny joke about a great pairing! *wink, wink*
“Beer … Because you can’t drink bacon!”
 
Twitter
mikehouser
@mikehouser
Beer because you can’t drink bacon. 🥓🍺👍 @ MoJoe’s Burger Joint https://www.instagram.com/mikehouser/p/BwU4kWmnUSDO5rIPSv5e6YggygHMlrpT6MIhhI0/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=9vdrigh9r0on …
2:22 PM - 16 Apr 2019 from Raleigh, NC