BITES TODAY: The 30th Annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colo., kicked off this past weekend. With over 450 breweries from 48 states featured, approximately 2,375 different beers were served to close to 50,000 attendees. Needless to say, it was a drinking party not to be missed. Joining a growing cocktail trend, brewmasters delved into the deviant side of beer by adding basil, guava, chilies, and even bacon. Here are nine breweries that went on a limb to experiment and did it well.

Eating your veggies takes on new meaning with this 2011 bronze metal-winning beer, Turnip the Beets. Head brewer Gabe Moline first came up with the name, then made the actual beer. Moline said they brought Sonoma Cutrer Chardonnay barrels to their Denver location and filled them with chardonnay grapes, Champagne yeast and organic beets and turnips. After multiple tries, they finally got a flavor they liked. The resulting beer has a nice cotton candy head, a mildly sweet smell, and a smooth earthy flavor, which, in the end, isn’t like salad at all.

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