question: What is a good beer pairing for Maple bacon chocolate cupcakes?
answer: A great choice for Maple bacon chocolate cupcakes is Catherine's Pony (w/ Beavertown) (Imperial Smoked Porter – Beavertown Collab.). Here's the recipe:
  A Imperial Smoked Porter – Beavertown Collab. with 8.8% ABV. Uses 5 malts and 5 hop varieties. Brewing tip: The smoke aroma comes from a mix of the Carafa malt and smoked malt. If you can't get hold of fresh smoked malt – make your own in a barbeque - carefully!