Yona Yona Real Ale
J D Wetherspoon in Watford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Yo-Ho Brewing CompanyBrewed at/by: Banks's
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Special Out of Production
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Score
6.26
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Lower abv cask version of Yo-Ho Yona Yona Ale, brewed at Banks’s for the 2008 Wetherspoon festival.
After his hugely successful and talked-about début at our spring beer festival, earlier this year, we are delighted to welcome back Toshi Ishii to brew for us again. This time, he has brewed at Banks’s brewery, in Wolverhampton, to re-created his flagship beer for us – the most popular craft beer in Japan. This is an American-style pale ale which is beautifully smooth to drink, with the floral character of the cascade hops dancing on a slightly sweet and subtle malt flavour.
Hops used: Cascade, Perle
After his hugely successful and talked-about début at our spring beer festival, earlier this year, we are delighted to welcome back Toshi Ishii to brew for us again. This time, he has brewed at Banks’s brewery, in Wolverhampton, to re-created his flagship beer for us – the most popular craft beer in Japan. This is an American-style pale ale which is beautifully smooth to drink, with the floral character of the cascade hops dancing on a slightly sweet and subtle malt flavour.
Hops used: Cascade, Perle
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ The Lord Moon of the Mall, JDW. Whitehall SW1. Pours a clear pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty slightly hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy citrus flavor with some spicy hints. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 May 2009
at 10:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2008-11-12, Cask Conditioned at J. D. Wetherspoon - The Moon Under Water, London, 6-4-7-3-13=33
Beautiful amber color, still. Quite simple, but pleasant Bitter, with a lightly sweet caramel and a very light fruitness; balanced bitterness, growing at the end.
2008-11-04, Cask Conditioned at J.D. Wetherspoon - Shakespear’s Head, London, 6-4-7-4-14=35
Hazy light amber color; thin creamy head. The aroma is light, malty and fruity. It has a good body, with malt flavor, caramel, some sweetness, cereals. Quite strong bitterness, the final shows more a dry caramel side than some fruitness, that would make it great. Very good.
Beautiful amber color, still. Quite simple, but pleasant Bitter, with a lightly sweet caramel and a very light fruitness; balanced bitterness, growing at the end.
2008-11-04, Cask Conditioned at J.D. Wetherspoon - Shakespear’s Head, London, 6-4-7-4-14=35
Hazy light amber color; thin creamy head. The aroma is light, malty and fruity. It has a good body, with malt flavor, caramel, some sweetness, cereals. Quite strong bitterness, the final shows more a dry caramel side than some fruitness, that would make it great. Very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2009
at 20:38
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Half pint real ale at JDWs beer festival, The Counting House in Dundee. Missing head. Clear amber body. Fresh floral smell with mandarin hints. Juicy malt with succulent citrus fruits in flavour. Refreshing dry ending [07.11.2008].
Tried
on 15 Dec 2008
at 03:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap at JDW Crystal Palace. Pours clear and golden orange with a small yet also dense and creamy tan head. Peachy fruity hops aroma. Solid hops fruity flavoured with nice citrusy notes to a light caramel malt base. Quite smooth, easy and refreshing. Medium bitter and dry finish with a lasting fruity hops flavour.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Nov 2008
at 06:48
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at a JDW in Swindon 30/10/08. Amber coloured with a decent, off-white head. Malty aroma with some caramel and spicy hops. Flavour was sweet with some citrus hops and a short, dry finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Oct 2008
at 15:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Green Man (JDW), London EC1. Golden amber with a dense off-white head; aroma has citrus and caramel; flavour has citrus and honey; a nicely bitter finish with a rounded end. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2008
at 09:40