Yona Yona Ale
Yo-Ho Brewing Company

Yona Yona AleYona Yona Ale
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From:
Yo-Ho Brewing Company
 
Japan
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #719
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
86
Ranked #19,836
Avg:
3.8 | pDev: 10.53%
Reviews:
71
Ratings:
185
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 18, 2024
Added:
Jun 16, 2003
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  36
Yona Yona ("every night" in Japanese) Ale is a medium bodied American Pale Ale brewed with a generous amount of premium Cascade hops. Its uniqueness have been attracting a popularity among Japan’s beer fans and made it into the most renowned craft beer in Japan.* Not only its full citrus flavor but also the balance of bitterness and sweetness will invite you to sip and indulge every night.

41 IBU
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Ratings by snaotheus:
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Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington

3.88/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz can poured into a pint glass

Pours slightly cloudy yellow with a medium pale head. Smell is mild, but mostly sweet honey and slight hops.

Taste is honeysuckle with a moderate hops kicker. It's been a long time since I had it on cask so I definitely can't compare, but I remember liking it then, and I like it now.

Mouthfeel is thick but not sticky or heavy.

Overall, I like it. It's a solid beer.
Mar 10, 2012
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Reviewed by atigerlife from Hawaii

3.67/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark golden with a 2" creamy head that has good lasting power. Minimal carbonation rising.

Aroma is floral, grassy, hay, citrus.

Taste is grassy, hay, light malt, tropical fruits, honey.

Mouthfeel is medium-light. Lightly cleansing.

Overall, a decent beer. Sessionable.
Mar 18, 2024
 
Rated: 3.75 by benjaminsa from Vermont

Aug 14, 2023
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.89/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
May 2014: 350 ml can, ABV 5.5%, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Deep golden to amber colour, moderate white head. Pleasant aroma of fruity hops, loads of exotic and tropical fruits. Refreshing flavour, not too sweet, not too dry. Moderate malts and plenty of fruity hops, but the bitterness is still very moderate. Again notes of exotic fruits. Easy drinking. Another potential "summer hit" from Japan.
Jul 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.79 by Satsuma from Florida

Jun 19, 2022
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Rated by CaryLewis9961345 from Japan

3.99/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A very good ale. So smooth and well put together, good for all beer drinkers out there.
Jan 07, 2021
 
Rated: 4.39 by hopeatinlop from Japan

Aug 09, 2020
 
Rated: 3.65 by RyanPollie from California

Jul 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.06 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

May 03, 2020
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Reviewed by carlborch from Michigan

3.88/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a brilliant golden amber with moderate carbonation and a modest head that dissipates quickly. The nose is pleasantly sweet and biscuity with hints of citrus. Evident Belgian lace. Medium body with pleasant bitter notes and a nice lingering.
Oct 31, 2019
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Rated by Youcaviar

4.88/5  rDev +28.4%
look: 3 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Definitely love it. This is the best craft beer i’ve ever tried.
Oct 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Technohen from Japan

Jul 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.61 by Simon212 from Canada (ON)

Apr 15, 2019
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Reviewed by biiru_ojisan from Japan

2.06/5  rDev -45.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Pours a white head with a mix of smoothness and rockyness. The color is a mostly clear pale amber color. The lacing gets bored after a few seconds and slumps to the bottom of the glass.

The nose is citrus and floral with a noticable fruity sweetness, like a cheap jam. A bit biscuity.

Tastes buiscuity. Floral and citris hop notes are present as well. The front end is loaded pretty heavilly with malt sweetness, which has a cheap jam note too it (maybe apricot) that gives way to a pleasant woodsy bitterness. The bitterness would invite further sipping in a superior pale ale, but is a bit wasted here.

The mouthfeel is a little bit aqueous. The carbonation is a bit weak.

This is another Yo-Ho beer that I've spent time with in the past, whose stateside pricetag does not justify a purchase. The more I drink it, the more coying the sweetness in this beer gets. Definetly recomend going for a more fairly priced domestic APA over this brew.
Dec 27, 2018
 
Rated: 3.32 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Dec 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Nov 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.79 by FlussigkeitMut from Indiana

Aug 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.8 by DylanBrkhff from Netherlands

Jul 22, 2018
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.96/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Karuizawa Nagano Yona Yona Ale
350 ml can of 5.5 % Pale Ale in Gora, Japan.
Pours with a clear amber body that has excellent clarity. It’s topped by a large and durable bone colored head.
Very fruity, floral and lightly spicy aroma.
Flavor: soft ripe fruits with negligible citrus and subtle spicy hops. Distinct and appealing.
Medium body and near medium carbonation.
Overall: a flavorful and unusual pale ale that sticks to style yet is notably distinct.
May 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.59 by Rhettroactive from Virginia

Apr 09, 2018
Yona Yona Ale from Yo-Ho Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 185 ratings