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Another Fucking IPA is our West Coast IPA with attitude from FORASTERA Craft Beer Mallorca, an independent, family-run brewery founded in 2013 and run by Marta and Sven: brewed in Alaró, Mallorca, with Serra de Tramuntana water and hops from León and the USA, made for hop lovers and served fresh in our taproom, tastings and events.
A West Coast IPA with a statement behind it
Another Fucking IPA was born because Sven did not want to brew “just another IPA”. The world was already full of IPAs, many of them strangely similar, and the only way to accept the challenge was to give it a name that said exactly that: yes, another fucking IPA.
At first, some people thought it was too direct, too strange, too uncommercial. But the name stayed, the beer stayed, and over time that kind of blunt beer naming became much more normal. At FORASTERA, it did not come from an agency. It came from a brewery conversation.
In the glass it is a West Coast IPA: dry, clean, clearly bitter but still drinkable, with a hop profile leaning towards citrus, resin and a slight tropical edge. It is not trying to taste like juice. It is built to smell like hops, finish fresh and ask for another sip.
StyleWest Coast IPA
Alcohol5.4% vol.
IBU45
Original gravity13.5 °P
Colour12 EBC
HopsColumbus · Cascade · Willamette · Simcoe
YeastW-34/70
Fermentationaround 18 °C
MaltOrganic malt
OriginAlaró, Mallorca
Another Fucking IPA
West Coast IPA- ✔ Brewed in Alaró
- ✔ Organic malt
- ✔ Columbus, Cascade, Willamette and Simcoe
- ✔ Citrus, resin and fresh hop character
- ✔ Bottle in the taproom: €3.00
- ✔ Available depending on production
Real craft, no shortcuts
For Another Fucking IPA we use organic malt and Serra de Tramuntana water. It carries four hops: Columbus, Cascade and Willamette grown in León, plus Simcoe from the USA. The hops have to be up front. That is the point of this beer.
We ferment it with W-34/70 at around 18 °C. Yes, Lager yeast in an IPA. We do it because we do not want the yeast competing with the hops. Run cleanly, it stays fairly quiet and gives Columbus, Cascade, Willamette and Simcoe the space we want.
We also want a dry, crisp finish. Not a heavy or sweet IPA that gets tiring halfway through the glass. Here in Mallorca, with heat for a good part of the year, this makes much more sense to us.
And we want it clear. W-34/70 settles very well after fermentation and maturation. That helps us get the clean, almost bright look we want from a West Coast IPA. The opposite direction from a NEIPA or Hazy IPA, where haze is part of the beer.
The same yeast we use in Sa Roqueta, but handled differently. Sa Roqueta runs cold. Another Fucking IPA, around 18 °C. Same yeast, different goal.
Brewed in Alaró
West Coast IPA
Organic malt
León + USA
West Coast IPA
Organic malt
León + USA
Another Fucking IPA in pictures
What does it taste like?
Expect a dry, aromatic IPA with hops up front: citrus, soft resin, a slight tropical touch and a clean finish. The bitterness is present, but it is not here to punch you for free.
What makes it different?
Compared with a hazier, sweeter NEIPA, this West Coast IPA takes a different road: drier, cleaner, less creamy and with more defined hop character. It is an IPA for people who do not want to hide the bitterness.
Why dry hopping?
Because hops do more than bring bitterness. Added cold, after the boil, they bring aroma: citrus, floral, resinous or tropical notes. That is where an IPA starts speaking before the first sip.
Try it in the taproom
The best way to understand Another Fucking IPA is to drink it close to where it is brewed: in our taproom in Alaró, directly inside the brewery.
You can also discover it during a guided tasting, alongside other FORASTERA beers and a clear, honest explanation of the brewing process.
Visit the taproomAlso for tastings and events
Planning a meal, private event or party in Mallorca? Ask about bottles, kegs or draft beer systems with fresh FORASTERA beer.
Coming to Alaró? Combine a visit to Castell d'Alaró with a stop at FORASTERA. After the hike, a fresh IPA inside the brewery tastes different. → Read more in the FORASTERA Blog
Frequently asked questions about Another Fucking IPA
Why is it bitter?
Because in this West Coast IPA we want the hops to show up in the bitterness as well. It has 45 IBU. The number gives you a direction, but how bitter it feels depends on the whole beer.
Are hop bitterness and hop aroma the same thing?
No. They are two different things. A hop can bring a lot of aroma without that aroma telling you how bitter the beer will taste.
Why do we use W-34/70 at around 18 °C in Another Fucking IPA?
Because we do not want the yeast competing with the hops here. We run it at around 18 °C to keep it fairly clean, leave Columbus, Cascade, Willamette and Simcoe in front, and keep the body lighter and the finish dry. That is our way of brewing this beer, not a rule for every IPA.
In Sa Roqueta we use the same W-34/70, but cold. Same yeast, different goal.
Why do we want it clear?
Because we are not looking for haze in a West Coast IPA. W-34/70 settles very well after fermentation and maturation, which helps us get the clean, clear look we want.
What is the difference between a West Coast IPA and a Hazy IPA?
A West Coast IPA is usually drier, with clearer bitterness and the hops right up front. A Hazy IPA usually has more body, a softer feel and haze as part of the style. There are exceptions, of course. Not every IPA comes from the same mould.
Which hops do we use?
Columbus, Cascade and Willamette grown in León, plus Simcoe from the USA. For us, aromatic hops should be right at the front, not hidden behind dominant yeast or a sweet base.