Bootleg Brewery

The Bootleg Brewery is a microbrewery in Wilyabrup, Western Australia, near Margaret River, and is set on of land beside a lake. It was started by Tom Reynolds as a retirement project in 1992, and opened in 1994, when just two other pub brewers existed in Western Australia.

Bootleg produces a range of beers sold both domestically and internationally. In 2006, annual production was . Being situated in the Margaret River region more known for wine production, Bootleg Brewery claims to be "an oasis of beer in a desert of wine".

The Bootleg Brewery has won a variety of medals from the Australian International Beer Awards:

• Sou' West Wheat: Bronze (1997, 2001–2004), Silver (2005, 2006)
• Tom's Brown Ale: Silver (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005)
• Settlers Pale Ale: Bronze (2003), Silver (2006)
• Raging Bull: Gold (1999, 2003, 2004), Silver (1997, 1998, 2002, 2005)
• Amber Light: Bronze (2002–2004)
• Wils Pils: Gold (2002, 2003), Silver (2002, 2004), Bronze (1997, 2001)

See also

• Australian pub
• Beer in Australia
• List of breweries in Australia

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