A few days ago Mike O’Brien posted about a recent to Original Gravity on the Craft Beer in Michigan Yahoo group. I enjoyed reading it so I thought I would share it with you. I asked Mike to add a short introduction (he made it modest) for those who don’t know him.
I am Mike O’Brien – BrewGyver. I spend my days – and some evenings – helping breweries stay running. I did help Brad install the equipment at OG and was there the day I did the sampling to help Brad rebuild the brewhouse pump. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Brad and sampling a couple of his new beers. Brad’s Belgian offering is now all grown up. He has taken off his Training Wheels and is now serving 2-Wheeler Wit. A delicately balance beer with ‘just the right amount’ of spice.
Ez-Duz-It is his offering for a lighter IPA (4.2%) that is lacking nothing that you would expect in a hoppy IPA – great Amarillo character . . . and you can have more than one!
The latest addition of his BellyWasher (Scotch Ale) is nicely smokey with an addition of crystal rye?! If you think that his ‘famous’ 440 Pepper Smoker now has just a little bit more of a kick you are right. Brad added a couple of Habanero peppers to this batch – still super drinkable!
The current beer list on a chalk board -you can read from across the room
Mike O’Brien
BrewGyver
Yes, I was at OG today. Great beer, made by a great guy, served in a great place by great people.
Me? Been to OG lately? Nah…
Been to OG a number of times. I like the Pepper Smoker and think it is well done. His Porter is top notch…right up there with Founders in my book which is a world class standard. If he could raise the rest of his beers closer to this level, it would be “fastastic beer” IMO. But now…not so much. And, IMO, he really needs to rotate more taps and not have the same stuff on all the time.