Our April meeting was held at Werk Force Brewing, included a taco night and a huge raffle. Also held the quarterly PALE Project competition.

Werk Force Brewing – “from PALE they came” Beer release:

Homebrewing roots are where many professional brewers cut their teeth and learned how to take barley, hops, water and yeast and make something truly magnificent – an art form in its own right. Both Brando and Steve were a part of the beginnings of P.A.L.E. (Plainfield Ale & Lager Enthusiasts) homebrew club some 8 years ago. Meetings were held at the old Limestone Brewing Co location and there they met a number of other home brewers from the area. Out of that club has spun some incredible brewers that have moved on to breweries and a few starting their own from scratch – Hopvine Brewing Co, Oswego Brewing Co, Pollyanna Brewing Co, MyGrain, Transient Artisan Ales, Hailstorm Brewing Co, Scalawag Brewing Co, New Belgium, Midnight Pig, Illuminated Brew Works, Goose Island and more. A few weeks back, a number of the brewers got together and collaborated on a IPA and brewed it at Werk Force. In the end, From PALE They Came was created — A 7.2% IPA utilizing Cascade, Centennial and an experimental hop variety from Hopsteiner. The result is a huge grapefruit forward west coast style IPA that boasts of fresh citrus rind. We hope you enjoy this beer as much as we had fun brewing it together with our comrades. Cheers!