At the risk of sounding naive to the Northern way of grilling, why do you want your ribs to taste like bacon?
It's hard to describe taste on the net, but bacon was the closest to conjuring up a mouth watering smoky sweetness that melts in your mouth and makes the drool run down your chin...
And I don't care where your from, I'll put my ribs up against any...any day...
(or my Turkey, or my Salmon)
(or Trout or better yet Prime Roast)