Full Glass: Gift launches IPA with coffee and pilsen with hops darling from New Zealand

Two great launches have recently arrived at bars in São Paulo from Cervejaria Dádiva, from Várzea Paulista, in the Jundiaí region (SP).

The first is American Coffee, a session IPA with 4.7% alcohol, well-balanced bitterness and a pleasant coffee aroma, courtesy of Vira-Lata Caramelo, by Café Bixo, a reddish bean with low acidity and intense aroma.

The creation was a request from the secret bar Câmara Fria (not so secret), whose little door is inside the Original and which combines good beer labels in its menu —a mix of artisanal and mainstream — with individual pizzas from Bráz Pizzaria, with a unit next door.

And American Coffee was the recipe chosen to accompany the Breakfast pizza (R$ 31), made with natural fermentation dough, cheddar, toasted pepper sauce, bacon and a nice cracked egg with soft yolk on top. The draft beer (R$ 23, 330 ml glass) is exclusively available at Câmara Fria.

The second release of Dádiva was produced in partnership with Tank Brewpub, from Pinheiros. First Rise is a pilsen made with New Zealand hops, in this case, Riwaka and the darling Nelson Sauvin, one of the most desired hops by many brewers around the world.

This hop variety is special for bringing fruitier aromas —most hops are known for citrus and earthy aromas— and a flavor that brings it closer to Sauvignon Blanc wine. And it is a rare hop precisely because it grows in a small space and does not have such a large production.

After being successful in several American recipes, it arrived in small shipments here, normally used for creations of IPAs and their variations. But First Rise is a refreshing and very aromatic pilsen with 5.2% alcohol content. The name is a play on the fact that New Zealanders are the first to see the sunrise.

As with American Coffee, First Rise is an exclusive release and can only be found at Tank Brewpub.

Cold chamber – R. Graúna, 137, Moema, tel. (11) 2299-5336
Tank Brewpub – R. Amaro Cavalheiro, 45, Pinheiros, tel. (11) 93208-2352