Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in São Paulo worth taking a tram to.

Where to drink local

Cervejaria Nacional ★ 4.4

$$ BreweryPilsen, IPA, Amber Ale, Weiss and Stout brewed on sitePinheiros

Cervejaria Nacional is a three-storey factory-bar in Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, brewing about 10,000 litres of chope a month behind glass-walled tanks.

TipOrder the Combo Experiencia to taste all five house recipes without committing to a full pint first.

Cervejaria Dogma (Santa Cecilia) ★ 3.8

$$ BreweryHop-forward seasonal ales, 400-plus labels released since 2015Santa Cecilia

Dogma's Santa Cecilia tasting room is where the Sao Paulo brewery began in 2015, pouring 20 taps of its own hop-forward beer, now brewed in a Mooca plant.

TipThis is the original bar, not just a tasting room: ask staff for the story behind the Rizoma Double IPA.

Trilha Fermentaria ★ 4.5

$$ BreweryJuicy IPA, sour ales and Vienna lager, brewed on siteHigienopolis

Trilha Fermentaria brews its own Sao Paulo beer at this Higienopolis site, pouring 12 rotating taps beside wood-fired pizzas made with brewery yeast.

TipThe pizza dough uses spent brewery yeast: pair a slice with whichever sour ale is on tap that week.

Croma Beer Co. ★ 4.0

$$ BreweryJuicy IPA, barrel-aged and sour ales, brewed on the premisesVila Madalena

Croma Beer Co. brews and bottles on its second floor above the Vila Madalena brewpub, Sao Paulo, pouring 20 rotating taps of its own juicy and sour ales.

TipThe tap list rotates frequently: check the board fresh rather than asking for last week's beer.

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