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title: "Optimum Craft Brewery"
description: "A family-founded Randburg brewery producing a broad core range and experimental limited releases."
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# Optimum Craft Brewery

A family-founded Randburg brewery producing a broad core range and experimental limited releases.

## Profile

- Type: Brewery
- Home: Randburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Address: Unit 41, Northlands Retail Park, Epsom Avenue, Hoogland, Randburg

## Story

Optimum Craft Brewery was created in 2016 by Gavin and Tudy after home brewing developed into a commercial project. The brewery’s Yeti collaboration series uses new hops, grains, fruit, enzymes and yeasts for limited 1,000-litre releases.

## Beers

- [The Gunslinger Nitro Stout](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/gunslinger-nitro-stout/) — Coffee Vanilla Nitro Stout
- [Extra Special Fool](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/extra-special-fool/) — Extra Special Bitter
- [Cosmic Dust](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/cosmic-dust/) — Hazy IPA
- [Mango Sorghum Sour](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/mango-sorghum-sour/) — Sorghum Fruit Sour
- [Y-XPA](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/y-xpa/) — Extra Pale Ale
- [OC's Afro](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/ocs-afro/) — Hazy IPA
- [BareKnuckle Boxer](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/bareknuckle-boxer/) — Hazy American Pale Ale
- [Fleur De Rouge](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/fleur-de-rouge/) — Hibiscus Pilsner
- [Buxom Barmaid](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/buxom-barmaid/) — Blonde Ale
- [Screamer DIPA](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/screamer-dipa/) — Double IPA
- [Flaming Valkyrie](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/flaming-valkyrie/) — German Pilsner
- [Headless Huntsman](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/headless-huntsman/) — Amber Ale
- [Larger Lager](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/larger-lager/) — Lager
- [Monk's Tipple Triple](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/monks-tipple-triple/) — Belgian Tripel
- [The Dictator 8.6 IPA](https://craftbeer.co.za/oc-brewery/the-dictator-ipa/) — American IPA

## Official website

[Visit via CraftBeer.co.za](https://craftbeer.co.za/go/brewery-oc-brewery/)

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