Bootleg Brewery Reviews

Leighton	3.6 Bootleg One Offs Black Market Black IPA Bottle shared at the Bottle Shop during Cloin's 40th. October 2014. Pours clear brown with a foamy, off-white head. Nice toasted bread in the nose, rich citrus, orange, grapefruit. Medium sweet flavour with some light roast, more orange, mild earth. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Moderate roasted malts in the finish, light earth, cocoa, orange rind. Nice beer overall. Saturday, September 4, 2021
Lunkie	2.9 Bootleg Hefe Murky yellow colour good head and lacing. Sweet malt hop aroma. Malt spice fruit flavour. Smooth palate. Friday, May 10, 2019
Choos	4 Bootleg Oatmeal Stout Aroma: vegemite and chocolate Appearance: good black, tan big meringue head Flavour: roasty, hint of coffee, toffee Palate: thick, finishes long dry and chocolate Thursday, March 14, 2019
Choos	3.5 Bootleg Black Market Black IPA Aroma: lovely grass balanced with a hint of malt Appearance: deep black, heart of cola brown, tan sudsy head Flavour: fresh hop, passionfruit balanced malty & rich Palate: finishes long with some carbon Friday, March 8, 2019
wotoole	4 Bootleg Brewery Speak Easy IPA Friday, February 15, 2019
mkel07	3.5 Bootleg Bean There Hop That On tap at GABS on 18 May 2018. This is a complex beer with a few different flavours throughout it. Coffee comes through in the aroma and also the flavour. Saturday, February 2, 2019
nathanlemon	3.5 Bootleg The Flaming Youth Traditional Gose Light on the palate, easy amount of gas to carry through. Distinct but not overbearing sour taste. Some hints of lychee and gooseberry on the palate. Good drinking on a hot day. Nice change from a summer ale. Sunday, October 28, 2018
macca147	3.5 Bootleg Rocketship Taster at GABS 2017 (notes). Pours a pale murky gold. Aroma: citrus, grapefruit, biscuity malt and peach notes. Taste: citrus, pine, biscuity malt, mild grapefruit and peach, caramel malt flavours. This was quite nice. Thursday, December 14, 2017
varanid99	3.4 Bootleg The Flaming Youth Traditional Gose Pale gold, clear pour with a thin but long lasting white head. Slightly funky, malty, light sour aroma. Taste is a little salt, sourness and spice, pretty good summer beer Sunday, December 10, 2017
varanid99	3.8 Bootleg Paint the Town Very murky reddish brown pour with a decent off white head and good lacing. Looks a bit like a glass of Pilbara mud. Malty, pine, peachy, a bit of dried fruit on the nose. Taste is sweet malt, berry, pine, fruity, fairly big bitter kick at the end. Don't be put off by the appearance Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Hop_Hedonist	3.8 Bootleg Rocketship Tap at Bob's bar - solid enough - middle of the road - caramel malt with a cardboard taint that detracts - unexciting. Friday, September 8, 2017
Bootlegger007	3 Bootleg Rocketship Not really going into orbit for me! Murky golden appearance, light particles, has a solid white head, aromas of cookies, toffee along with herbs and a floral backing, light sweetness quickly turning bitter, light spice and bitter hops, medium body. Monday, August 7, 2017
varanid99	3.5 Bootleg Rocketship Pale gold, cloudy pour with a decent white head. Passionfruit, pine, peach aromas, with caramel underneath. Taste is fairly bitter up front, a bit of sweetness, pine, citrus, passionfruit, long bitter finish Wednesday, August 2, 2017
AleWhisperer75	3 Bootleg SouWest Wheat Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Bootlegger007	4 Bootleg Imperial Raging Bull A big bold boozy Porter, aroma’s of dark fruits and coffee, pours a delicious black with a solid creamy head, has a lingering bitterness, and leaves a peppery spice mouthfeel. I will grab this every year that they release it. Monday, June 26, 2017
jmgreenuk	3.6 Bootleg Raging Bull Tap at the Royston Hotel, Melbourne. Poured a clear medium reddish brown with a thin broken off white head. The aroma is roasty malt, red berry fruit, light coffee notes. The flavour is moderate sweet with a dry roasty, smoky, fruity, liqourice, raisin, light coffee, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Sunday, June 4, 2017
groovy_tony91	3 Bootleg Toms Amber Ale Friday, April 28, 2017
nachoman_au	4 Bootleg Brewery Speak Easy IPA Tuesday, February 21, 2017
varanid99	3.8 Bootleg Eureka Single Hop XPA Amber, slightly hazy pour with a decent white head. Fruity, mostly mango and passionfruit, sweet biscuity malt aromas. Taste is sweet, solid caramel and biscuity malt, tropical fruit and a little spice, good long bitter finish Sunday, January 15, 2017
fletchfighters	3.2 Bootleg Up and About Breakfast Stout 330 ML bottle dark cola color. Light tan head that falls to a thin collar. Nose is soft coffee, iced coffee, chocolate, rolled oats. Straight forward. Taste is slightly sweet, lots of oatmeal and rolled oats smoothed out by the coffee. Some vanilla and some caramel. Fairly thin bodied but from the ABV and style it is workable. Not mind blowing but nice. Monday, January 9, 2017
nachoman_au	4 Bootleg Boss Taurus Tuesday, December 27, 2016
ALLOVATE	2.3 Bootleg Hop Swap #5 El Dorado Bright, sunny gold with high effervescence raising up a monstrous, rocky white crown that needs to be chewed off. Strange nose of cherries, buttery fruit mince, spruce, honey and rhubarb. The carbonation bites the tongue so needed to be swirled out. Quite bitter, weedy and herbal overall. Light sherry and honey-like, toasted malt crashes head first into acrid hops that last well past their due. Body is light and it drinks as much. I have used el Dorado on may occasions and the result was not like this. Didn’t work for me at all!!! (33cL, no date stamp, The Liquor Shed, Jandakot) Sunday, December 25, 2016
IPAWhisperer1	4.2 Bootleg Imperial Raging Bull My first from Bootleg. This is a big beer that doesn’t disappoint but what would one expect from an imperial porter?Loads of sweet dried fruit. Bitter coffee and definite aromatic tobacco. i wish I could have visited Bootleg in Margaret River when I was down there but there are so many good breweries I just didn’t have the time. Next time though. Saturday, November 5, 2016
ALLOVATE	3.9 Bootleg Eureka Single Hop XPA A big cheers to Ryan from Bootleg for this one! Into a snifter at just on cool. Big, mountainous head of snow-white foam forms rapidly, holds on for the length and laces well. The body a misty pale, golden amber with very little noticeable life. Nose is sweet, plump and juicy with hints of gooseberry, lychee and mango, and a little bready, biscuity malt underneath. On the palate it peaks quite early and rolls into a lastingly bitter, herbaceous and camphorous swallow. A more reserved amount of supple fruit and sweet malt upfront does a decent job of balancing the ale. Clean fermentation has allowed the hop to speak volumes. Assertive in its presence and sharp but controlled with a tangy, fruit acidity that makes it almost vinous. The fruit of the nose Lasting between sips. Body is quite light with moderate carbonation allowing for height and effortless quaffing. Light vanillin and almond notes build, as does a touch of eucalypt candy. From a new age hop I’ve had no previous knowledge of comes this delicious brew. On the bandwagon of XPA’s popping up everywhere I’m happy to say this is one of the best for me so far. Good stuff!!! (33cL, no date stamp, freshly bottled!) Monday, October 17, 2016
nachoman_au	3 Bootleg Raging Bull Thursday, July 7, 2016
whoisghost	3 Bootleg Pants Down Double IPA Darker orange with a copper tinge and a small tan head. Aromas of dark honey, sharp citrus hops, pineapple sweetness and a slight spiciness. Slightly resinous, the spiciness translates well from aroma to flavour. Dark jarrah honey and citrus hop flavors. Medium to dry finish with a medium body - long lingering hop bitterness, a tad too sharp though. Friday, June 10, 2016
Muggus69	3.4 Bootleg GrainCru Porto Cherise Sampler @ GABS 2016, Melbourne Deep bronze beer. Spicy nose, dark vinous & dried fruits. Body is smooth, malt ramping up the spice towards the finish with lots of pepper & clove & touch of old wood & raisin. Thursday, June 9, 2016
varanid99	3.2 Bootleg Pants Down Double IPA Orange/gold pour with thin white head. Caramel, peachy, tropical fruit aromas. Taste is orange, toffee, a bit of pineapple, a little more booze than expected. Like the IPA better. Tuesday, May 31, 2016
mkel07	4.2 Bootleg Brewery Speak Easy IPA Bottle from Copper and Oak Liquor Merchants 270516. This is a good old fashioned IPA and reminds me a lot of the IPA’s that were around when I first delved into the mysterious world that was craft beer back then. This is a good looking beer with a copper hue and a big pillow top of fluffy white foam. The first sip of this beer leaves no doubt that you are drinking an IPA as the piney resinous flavours swirl around the mouth. It has a mouthfeel and finish that is typical of a lot of IPA’s but sadly lacking in some, resinous and almost sticky.This is a beer that I would definetly go back to but unfortunately it is near on impossible to buy it on this side of the country. I brought this bottle on line. A beer that is well brewed and a cut above a lot of IPA’s. Friday, May 27, 2016
fletchfighters	2.7 Bootleg Pants Down Double IPA 330 ML bottle Thanks to Owen for sharing a bottle darker orange amber color. thick off white head. Good spotty lacing. nose is a lot of toffee, big malt backbon. Candied stone fruit and orange marmalade. A bit muddled and malt is really apparent. Taste is burnt caramel and orange marmalade. A lot of booze in the mouth. Showing a lot of it’s age. Some harsh pine bitterness and a lot of booze comes through this. Full bodied and rough. Not real balanced even with the age. Pretty had to drink. Monday, May 23, 2016
Andrus86	3.2 Bootleg / Stone Bootlegged Arrogant Bastard TAP. Ruby to kole beer in colour with minimal white head.. Earthy malty nose, toffee & biscuit mixed on the nose.. Malt all over the place, caramel, biscuit dominates with a good hop bitter back end.. Sourced Bootleg Monday, May 16, 2016
Robarmy	1 Bootleg Brewery Speak Easy IPA Sunday, May 1, 2016
Robarmy	1 Bootleg Pants Down Double IPA Friday, April 29, 2016
Hop_Hedonist	3.3 Bootleg Hop Swap #4 Melba Not a vibrant ale - well balanced though - hop component just lifts it above average - a quaffer - nothing memorable. Thursday, April 28, 2016
KeefOz	3.3 Bootleg Raging Bull BB 08/16. Poured a translucent deep reddish brown with a one-finger dense foam head that retained very well and laced OK. Carbonation very high and fine. Aroma of toasted malt, sweet dark fruit (raisins) with a hint of sweet chocolate coming through as it warmed; alcohol well hidden. Taste of sweet roasted caramel malts with hints of vanilla, chocolate and liquorice; taste is quite sweet; not much bitterness (thankfully); alcohol well hidden. Medium body. Crisp and smooth with a soft syrupy mouthfeel and with a quite sweet (even sweeter as it warms) finish. Good. Monday, April 25, 2016
KeefOz	2.5 Bootleg Hop Swap #4 Melba BB 08/16. Poured a crystal clear amber with a one finger head that retained OK and laced poorly. Carbonation high and coarse. Aroma softly of sweet malt and goes a bit sour as it warms. Taste of malt with a hint of grapefruit; goes a bit sour as it warms. Light body. Crisp and refreshing while cold with a slight tartness on the finish. Sunday, April 24, 2016
KeefOz	3.4 Bootleg Brewery Speak Easy IPA BB 08/16. Poured a crystal clear dark amber with a two-finger beige frothy head that retained very well and laced very well. Carbonation high with medium sized bubbles. Aroma with lots of nice moderate strength fresh pine and grapefruit with hints of sweet peach and apricot. Taste of very strong pine and grapefruit with hints of stone fruit and an underlying slightly sweet caramel. Light body. Crisp, refreshing and slightly dry with a nice strong bitterness but not a lot of distinct flavours on the finish. Good. Saturday, April 23, 2016
KeefOz	2.4 Bootleg Prohibition Pils Tasted 10/4/2016. Stubby. Listed as 6.2% ABV. Poured a crystal clear pale amber with a one-finger white foamy head that diminished quickly and laced poorly. Carbonation virtually nil with rare fine bubbles. Aroma subtly of sweet malts. Taste with hints of sweet malt followed by a not so nice tartness. Light body. Smooth with a tarty finish. Not a pilsner, more like a tarty lager. Wednesday, April 20, 2016
KeefOz	2.7 Bootleg Toms Amber Ale Tasted 10/4/2016. Stubby. Listed as 3.5% ABV. Poured a crystal clear dark amber with a 5mm white foamy head that diminished quickly and laced poorly. Carbonation low with medium sized bubbles. Aroma of very sweet malts. Taste of slightly roasted grain followed by sweet malts with a slight hops bitterness at best. Light body. Crisp and smooth with slight toasted flavours, slight sweet and slight bitterness on the finish. Wednesday, April 20, 2016
KeefOz	2.5 Bootleg SouWest Wheat Tasted 10/4/2016. 330ml stubby. Poured a crystal clear light amber with a one-finger bright white foamy head that diminished slowly and laced OK. Carbonation moderate to high and fine. Aroma malty with no obvious hops and no wheat characters. Tasty is slightly malty with a hint of banana. Light body. Crisp and smooth with a bland finish. Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Hop_Hedonist	3.8 Bootleg Pants Down Double IPA Good effort - well balanced fruity hops and toffee malt - two dimensional - alcohol invisible - easy drinker - like it but doesn’t excite me. Friday, April 8, 2016
nachoman_au	2 Bootleg Hop Swap #4 Melba Saturday, March 26, 2016
bluevegie	4 Bootleg Pants Down Double IPA Thursday, March 17, 2016
theswiftsa	3.4 Bootleg Pants Down Double IPA Pours a bright clear Amber with a thin head that dissipates quickly. Nose is pine and resin hops with a hint of marmalade. Taste is pine and resin hops with a lingering bitterness that’s not overpowering. The residual Sweetness is quite dominating though. A little unbalanced but still nice. Sunday, March 6, 2016
NBird	3.7 Bootleg Imperial Raging Bull Looks. Cola brown, slight red hue, short lived small tan head. Smells.. Chocolate, dried fruit and raisins, sweet oaky vanilla. Tastes..cherry/berry chocolate and sweetish roasty malts, before the barrel comes oaky and vinous berry, some liquorice at the back too. Just a little alcohol heat too, but pretty decent. Saturday, February 27, 2016
bluevegie	5 Bootleg Imperial Raging Bull Wednesday, February 24, 2016
lachyoverton	4.2 Bootleg Pants Down Double IPA This beer form bootleg brewery is a job well done on their behalf. I found this DIPA to be one of the best beers I’ve had this year. Starts with a full hop aroma, that is citrusy and fruity but also quite strong. The appearance was a deep rich golden colour with a short creamy head. At first taste it starts with with a deep full bodied hop Flavour that finnishes with a strong bitter yet hoppy taste. In my opinion this beer is by far one of the best beers bootleg has released. I look forward to seeing what Bootleg have instore for the future. Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Andrus86	2 Bootleg Hop Swap #4 Melba BOTTLE. See through straw in colour with no head but good carb.. Sweet butterscotch nose, some lemon/honey as well.. Tasted like a "honey buttermenthol", some bitterness at the back end, maybe the grapefruit?? Not the best hop to promote on its own? Monday, February 22, 2016
Rickoles	3.4 Bootleg Hop Swap #4 Melba Melba is a new hop for me and apparently the brewing world. Supposedly similar to galaxy the deScription of this beer does a good job. I get the typical bootleg malt lineup with unique caramel taste. Melba doesn’t seem as good as galaxy. Everything else about the beer is great, especially the 4.6% abv... the sessionability is amazing! Would love to see a hop swap series tour America or NZ with some of their iconic hops 😊 Sunday, February 21, 2016
Rickoles	3.4 Bootleg Pants Down Double IPA About time! Bootleg’s Ipa (speak easy) made waves when it was first released, so it’s about time they made a dipa. This is nothing like their other beers which is good and bad. The typical caramel malt flavour you get with Bootleg beers is masked, hidden by a sweetness no beer should possess. In my opinion the fg is either too high or the beer doesn’t have a high enough ibu to balance the residual sugar. Everything else about the beer is great. Amazing colour, hops on the nose are heavenly - only spoiled by aromatic residual sugars. Mouth feel of course is decent due to sugars. Overall decent beer from one of my favourite breweries. I look forward to visiting them in person in July to see how they have improved upon this beer and other new lines they are experimenting with. Sunday, February 21, 2016