Transient Artisan Ales

Microbrewery in Bridgman, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Transient Artisan Ales

Established in 2013

Contact
4229 Lake St, Bridgman, MI, 49106, United States
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Description
Midwestern brewer of modern farmhouse ales, focusing on traditional methods and oak fermentation to produce a product that is a representation of the area.

Our goal is to create beers with unique character produced from local ingredients and developed by the influence of open-fermentation.

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8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

A black beer with a white lacing. Aroma of sweet strong dark malt, chocolate, vanilla, coffee. Taste of strong dark roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, boozy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2026 at 14:36

gave a cheers!

7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Sample, thanks fonefan! Black, small head. Bourbony caramel aroma. Very sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Maple syrup, caramel and licorice. Lots of bourbon. Very sweet. But thankfully never cakey.

Tried on 14 Feb 2026 at 22:13


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pint Bottle from Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured almost black in colour with a round frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty, vanilla. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter and sweet, with a rich, somewhat smooth, roasty, aromatic, liquorice.nutty, warm boozy alcohol bitter finish. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2026 at 19:08


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

From Beer Drop, no canning date that I can find.

Pours black with a small head of tan foam. Lacing is better than retention.

Smell is chocolate, yeah fudge, vanilla, mild lactose.

The taste is chocolate sweet, fudge with vanilla, roasted malt, some kind of pitted fruit. Alcohol is there but it is not intrusive.

High end of medium bodied if not outright full bodied, I would drink this again.

Tried from Can on 08 Feb 2026 at 19:52


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

2025 bottle from Livonia Liquor. Pours a viscous deep brown to black with a small bit of beige head that lingers. Lots of floaties and bubbly carbonation after the pour. Aromas of sweet marshmallow, milk chocolate and graham. Barrel character seems faded in the background. Palate is similar with sweet pastry stout notes. Lingering marshmallow and milk chocolate on the finish.

Tried from Bottle from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 07 Feb 2026 at 04:34


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Reviewed from notes.
Thanks Jim.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy orange to copper color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some mild lace
Aroma: papaya to lime to piney and mango fruity hops with extra citrusy hop notes; light clean malt base
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas bittersweetly with a touch of juiciness in there; subtle finish of the mango, papaya and pine
Texture: medium bodied; between being a sipper and being sessionable, fairly smooth along the tongue
Overall: pretty nicely done DIPA I wouldn't mind returning to if ever given the chance.

Tried from Can on 06 Feb 2026 at 13:32


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Aromas are citrus, malt, with a bit of resin and MJ. Flavors are similar to nose with slightly soft carbonation. Not bad not great.

Tried from Draft at Bodega Brew Pub, Inc. on 05 Feb 2026 at 01:41

gave a cheers!

8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Thanks fonefan! 2024 vintage. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is biscuity, chocolate, syrup, alcohol and some wooden tones. Flavour is vanilla, liquorice, chocolate, some hot alcohol and mild vanilla tones with some wooden tones too. Really nice one.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2026 at 20:22


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5

bottle at home ...dark black ...no head ..soft sweet vanilla chocolate roast malts nose ...dark sweet thick woody chocolate roast malts ..big bourbon coffee finish

Tried on 30 Jan 2026 at 14:28


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Pours inky black and viscous. No head, no lacing. Aroma is cocoa, molasses, maple, fudge, vanilla, hint of Nutella. Flavor is quite sweet, light plus bitter. Full body, thick mouthfeel.

Tried on 25 Jan 2026 at 00:09