TRANSIENT ARTISAN ALES WAS FORMED NOT DUE TO A LACK OF GREAT BEER, OR WITH THE INTENTIONS OF GROWING A MASSIVE CRAFT BEER BRAND. RATHER, OUR GOAL IS TO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE BOUNTY OF OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, TAKE TIME TO ENJOY A SIMPLE AND BEAUTIFUL THING, AND PROVIDE OTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE SAME. AS THE NAME TRANSIENT IMPLIES, OUR BEERS ARE MEANT TO CHANGE WITH AGE, AND EVEN FROM BATCH TO BATCH. WE USE A BLEND OF EXPRESSIVE YEASTS AND ENCOURAGE THE INFLUENCE OF THE LOCAL MIDWEST MICROFLORA AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ON OUR SMALL-BATCH OFFERINGS THROUGH OPEN-TOP FERMENTATION.