A Swan Valley brewing stalwart has dominated the prestigious 2017 Perth Royal Beer Awards, winning a plethora of top trophies.
One of WA's most popular breweries, Feral Brewing retained its supremacy at award shows, with gongs for Best Commercial Brewery, Best WA Brewery, Best Ale Packaged, Best Ale Draught and Best Stout Packaged.
![Brendan Varis of Feral Brewing, which dominated the Perth Royal Beer Awards.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170905105644im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/l/3/q/l/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gxktg5.png/1501218187750.jpg)
Relative new venue Brewhouse Margaret River was the other local brewery to do well, its Coupan Barrel Aged Stout judged the best of show.
Other trophy winners from WA included Cheeky Monkey Brewery in Wilyabrup, Gage Roads, and the Homestead Brewery based at Mandoon Estate, also in the Swan Valley.
![Brewhouse Margaret River recently launched Taj Burrow's new brew Honest Ale.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170905105644im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/b/q/a/u/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gxktg5.png/1501218187750.jpg)
Best Amateur Beer was won by David and Brigitte Seaman for their Raspberry Pie-Berliner Weiss, awarded by a panel of seven local and interstate judges who looked at more than 200 beers.
Judges individually judge each beer, which is identified by class number and style category only. The beer is judged out of 20 on appearance (3 points), aroma (5 points), flavour (6 points), style (3 points) and technical quality (3 points), with gold medals for beers deemed 17 points or higher.
Chief Judge Justin Fox said there was an increase in the overall quality of beers in this year's line-up, and a more diverse range of exhibits, with some lagers and ales featuring herbs and spices and reduced alcohol content in stouts and wheat beers.
Special Trophies:
BEST COMMERCIAL BREWERY
Feral Brewing Company
BEST WA BREWERY
Feral Brewing Company
BEST COMMERCIAL BEER
Brewhouse Margaret River - Coupan Barrel Aged Stout
BEST WA BEER
Brewhouse Margaret River - Coupan Barrel Aged Stout
BEST AMATEUR BREWER
Tearne, Benjamin Robert Zane, Chris de Chaneet
BEST AMATEUR BEER
David & Brigitte Seaman - Raspberry Pie-Berliner Weiss In Class 72
Commercial Trophies:
BEST LAGER PACKAGED
Lion - James Boag's Premium Lager
BEST LAGER DRAUGHT
Cheeky Monkey Brewery - Australian Lager
BEST ALE PACKAGED
Feral Brewing Company - Finn Diesel
BEST ALE DRAUGHT
Feral Brewing Company - Razorback
BEST STOUT PACKAGED
Feral Brewing Company - Boris
BEST STOUT DRAUGHT
Brewhouse Margaret River - Coupan Barrel Aged Stout
BEST REDUCED ALCOHOL PACKAGED
Gage Roads Brewing - CoPils 3.5
BEST WHEAT BEER DRAUGHT
Homestead Brewery - Kaisers Choice