Bootleg Brewery

{{Short description|Microbrewery in Wilyabrup, Western Australia}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2014}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Bootleg Brewery

| image = Bootleg Brewery logo.png

| caption =

| location = Wilyabrup, Western Australia

| owner = Tom Reynolds

| foundation = 1994

| industry = Alcoholic beverage

| products = Beer

}}

The Bootleg Brewery is a microbrewery in Wilyabrup, Western Australia, near Margaret River, and is set on {{convert|30|ha}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-24 |title=Our story - Bootleg Brewery |url=https://bootlegbrewery.com.au/our-story/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |language=en-US}}

Bootleg produces a range of beers sold both domestically and internationally.{{cite news|title=Out on the hops|last=Charles|first=Ed|pages=Travel 5|date=7 April 2007|work=The Australian}} In 2006,{{update inline |date=October 2024}} annual production was {{convert|125,000|L|USgal}}.{{cite news|title=Brewers splash out on vat race|pages=67 (Finance)|date=25 March 2006|work=The West Australian}} 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:{{cn |date=October 2024}}{{update inline |date=October 2024}}

• 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)