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Yo-Ho Brewing Company

🌍 Japan · Regional · Known for Belgian White Ale · Porter
Known for Belgian White Ale · Porter

Pioneer of Japan's craft beer movement, founded in 1997 in the resort town of Karuizawa. Known for Yona Yona Ale, Japan's first American-style pale ale, and Tokyo Black. Helped define what Japanese craft beer could be.

3Beers
3Styles
5.2%Avg ABV
1997Founded

Beers by Yo-Ho Brewing Company

3 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
citrusy
2 of 3 beers
light
2 of 3 beers
cleanevery beer
3 of 3 beers
smoothevery beer
3 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Wheat Beer 1Porter 1Pale Ale 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 235 other breweries making Porter and American Pale Ale.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, none of Yo-Ho Brewing Company's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for Porter and American Pale AleYo-Ho Brewing Company
in no beersin every beer
smooth
in all 3 of their beers · typical Porter and American Pale Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
clean
in all 3 of their beers · typical Porter and American Pale Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
malty
in 2 of 3 · typical Porter and American Pale Ale brewery: 4 in 5
Right where the field sits.
refreshing
in 2 of 3 · typical Porter and American Pale Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
light
in 2 of 3 · typical Porter and American Pale Ale brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 54%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
2 / 3
beers above the median
#1592
best ranked beer
Tokyo Black Porter

Their beers place in the Top 54% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Yo-Ho Brewing Company

Pioneer of Japan's craft beer movement, founded in 1997 in the resort town of Karuizawa. Known for Yona Yona Ale, Japan's first American-style pale ale, and Tokyo Black. Helped define what Japanese craft beer could be.

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