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Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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Founded | 1994 |
Headquarters | Wilyabrup, Western Australia |
Products | Beer |
Owner | Tom Reynolds |
The Bootleg Brewery is a microbrewery in Wilyabrup, Western Australia, near Margaret River, and is set on 30 hectares (74 acres) 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. [1]
Bootleg produces a range of beers sold both domestically and internationally. [2] In 2006,[ needs update ] annual production was 125,000 litres (33,000 US gal). [3] 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". [1]
The Bootleg Brewery has won a variety of medals from the Australian International Beer Awards:[ citation needed ][ needs update ]