The Bootleg Brewery is a microbrewery

Microbrewery

A microbrewery or craft brewer is a brewery which produces a limited amount of beer, and is associated by consumers with innovation and uniqueness....

 in Willyabrup, near Margaret River

Margaret River, Western Australia

Margaret River is a town in the South West of Western Australia, located in the valley of the eponymous Margaret River, south of Perth, the state capital. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River....

, Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

, and is set on 30 hectares (74 acres) of land beside a lake. It was established by Tom Reynolds as a retirement project in 1994 at a time when just two other pub brewers existed in Western Australia. Today, with an annual production of 125,000 litres (2006), Bootleg produces a range of beers including several award-winning varieties which are sold on the domestic and international markets.

Due to the fact Margaret River is 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 over the years. The medals by beer are as follows:

• 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)