Five delectable food-themed practical jokes demonstrated how the public is ravenous for news.

Actually a Colorado specialty, Rocky Mountain oysters are sliced and deep-fried bull testicles.

In contrast, oyster stout is a traditional Irish beer that combines the saline aromas of shellfish with toasty dark malts.

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Therefore, it wasn’t entirely out of character for Denver’s Wynkoop Brewing Co. to declare 12 years ago that it was brewing Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout.

Yes, a black stout fashioned from bull testicles.

In a parody video, one critic exclaimed, “Boy, the Wynkoops are really stepping up their game.”

The trick turned out to be a hit. Later, Wynkoop introduced and continues to manufacture a beer derived from the testicles of bulls.