High-test, hand-crafted beer.

Pretzels served in paint cans.

Whimsical paintings on mirrors.

Great Storm Brewing may have established itself as a “marriage of the traditional and the rebellious” at its grand opening Saturday, but take a taste. You’ll see that owners Jeff and Lynn Jacobs take beer very seriously.

Start with the interior, which has a clean-lined, modern style. The small, sunny patio invites afternoon meet-ups with friends. The cool tasting room’s corrugated steel panels, exposed ductwork and brewery equipment says industrial, but is in-crowd comfortable. Eight lightning-bolt taps practically crown the glowing blue bar area.

It may be brewer Jeff Jacobs’ first foray into professional brewing, but it’s clear he can nail the basic styles. Take the Seven Wolves IPA, offered on CO2 and nitrogen taps. The taste bud-pinching bite of the bitter beer is IPA ideal, and it’s novel to try both CO2 (for a clearer zing) and nitro (for a creamier version) side by side. It’s also a rocking 8.8 percent alcohol by volume on CO2, 8.1 percent ABV on nitro.

Another of my Great Storm favorites, the Shine On Belgian Golden Strong Ale (9.7 percent ABV) is suffused with a mild sweetness from Belgian candy sugar and malts, but the body of the beer is enough to stand up to the sweet.

Among the dark beers, I liked the Black Bear Zwartbier. While dark and thick, a touch of citrus brightens the mix.

And on the other end of the spectrum, Lightning Wit (Nice pun, guys!) is light with wheat and citrus notes gleefully adding depth to the brew to gratify more-seasoned beer hounds.

I didn’t love all the offerings. The sour notes of the small-batch, seasonal Lilliput Pale Ale (5.2 ABV), for instance, were too strong for my palate. The nitro-tapped Rum Raisin Stout (another 9.7 ABV) was a little too sweet for a stout.

Jacobs says seasonal brews rotate in with his standing favorites.

In all, it was a pretty exciting first showing, in terms of both beer and service. Saturday saw a line stretching to the door. So, if you want to get a place on the patio anytime this summer, bring your thirst early.