Odd Side Ales

Gold Coast


Odd Side brews some peculiar experimental suds, like the Mayan Mocha stout (with coffee, cinnamon, nutmeg and habenero chilies) and Aestas sour ale (aged in oak with sea salt, coriander, strawberry and cucumber). The convivial brewpub recently underwent a hefty expansion and now has more than 40 taps delivering the goods.

If beer and board games aren’t your thing, Odd Side also operates the Side Bar coffee shop inside the building.


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