It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Beer: Mikerphone Ode To My Family

I'm still a few behind, but tonight I had Ode To My Family by suburban Mikerphone, which generally does good stuff.  Their Smells Like Bean Spirit coffee stout line is a favorite of mine.  Billed as a "Berliner-style weisse ale with cranberry, cinnamon & orange peel," Ode To My Family is expectedly a little tart.  I'm not a huge fan of Berliner weisses, as I generally don't like sour beers, but this one was pretty good.  I don't mind when the sourness or tartness comes from a flavor that's supposed to be sour or tart, and here, the cranberry flavor doesn't offend me because of that.

Name:  Ode To My Family

Brewery:  Mikerphone Brewing

Location:  Elk Grove Village, IL

ABV:  6.3%

IBU:  N/A

Good for drinking if:  You need a red beer while you're watching your Hoosiers rain down a barrage of threes on Penn State.

Rating (out of five stars, by quarter star increments):  3.75