More expansion, only 7 CSA spots remain, our Biggest brew yet, and more Brew & Farm News!

We're expanding again!!!  Read below about our brewery capacity increase and keg purchases! Thank you SO much for all the support - our customers are the BEST!!!  We brewed our biggest, baddest beer yet just last weekend - read about our Imperial Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout here on our Facebook page!  This beer will need to age for about 8 months before it's ready for all of you! In Farm News, there are only 7 remaining membership spots open in our 2017 CSA Program (Community Supported Agriculture).  We cap our membership to 30 members, and we're nearly maxed out already.  If you were planning to join as a member & eat our organic veggies this season, we'd recommend reserving your spot soon. More info: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/csa-program In other farm news, Winter CSA Micro-Greens members: Group B is scheduled to pickup their micro-greens this weekend. Visit our Taproom & Store!!!  Now Open - Fridays 4-7 pm, and Saturdays 12-7 pm - visit our web site for location, directions, and more: www.WishfulAcresFarm.com.   Tap Room & Store In our Tap Room this weekend, open to the public Fridays 4-7 pm and Saturdays 12-7 pm, we will be pouring fresh from our taps: Alderaan I.P.A. - this citrus hops BLAST beer has returned! Farm Weiss - German-American farmstyle weiss beer Dark Side Stout - Our medium bodied, mild-tasting stout. Wookies Win - our brown ale has returned for a short bit! Unicorn Tears (Copper colored, malty, unique!) Honey Wheat Ale (Mild, very drinkable, organic wheat ale) Berry Wheat Ale Homemade Root Beer (non-alcoholic) In addition to fresh beer by the glass, we also have growlers & bottled beer available for carry-out on select styles of beer!  We're Family Friendly - bring the kids, we have homemade root beer!   We're expanding again!!!  We recently upgraded our electric (our all-electric brewing system needs a lot of juice!), so we can now brew 33% more beer in each batch!!!  We also just doubled our number of kegs, to keep up with the demand for our beer in local bars & restaurants, as well as our own tap room.  THANK YOU for your support!!! Farm & Brewery Tours Tours of our Farm & Brewery are available on Saturday mornings from late March through late November. Tour includes a guided walking tour of our entire farm and brewery, and lasts about 45 minutes. Tours must be scheduled in advance, which can be done right here on our web site Tours page! Private Events at our Taproom! Our taproom is available for Private Parties & Events during our "closed" hours.  There is no charge for the private taproom use, we staff the bar for your event, we only require that all beverages be purchased from us.  Carry-in food is allowed.  More information here on the Private Party page of our web site. "Beer Share" News: All beers on tap are available for your growler fills!  Current "Beer Share" Community Supported Brewery (CSB) Members, fill your growlers Fridays 4-7 pm, Saturdays 12-7 pm!   Remember, you may fill as many growlers as you like during your visit - you're not limited to just one.  Bring in your empty growlers, and we'll mark off your punch cards.   Our "Beer Share", aka CSB Program (Community Supported Brewery) is an ongoing membership program that offers members a 1-year supply of our beer at discounted prices, plus additional discounts & benefits.  Learn more on our web site: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/csb-program Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) News Only 7 spots remaining to EAT OUR FOOD!!!   Our 2017 CSA program is now open for enrollment!  To learn more about our CSA program, please visit the CSA page on our web site.  To view a video of our CSA, click here.  You can receive 30 weeks of local, fresh, USDA Certified Organic vegetables.  Sample share from September 2016 shown above. Our 30-member CSA Program (Community Supported Agriculture) is a membership program in which members become "shareholders" in the farm's seasonal vegetable production & receive a "share" of the farm's USDA Certified Organic produce for our full 30-week-long season! 2017 CSA is now open for enrollment.  To learn more: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/csa-program  Where to Buy our Beer: Our beer is available for purchase at the following locations: Our Taproom!  Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery, located between Freeport & Lena - Visiting Info Benchwarmers bar & restaurant, Freeport, IL - on draft Rosati's Pizza, Freeport, IL - on draft Mulligans Bar & Grill, Lena, IL - on draft The Wagner House, Freeport, IL - on draft Hogs & Hydrants, Durand, IL - on draft Royal Liquor Store & Royal Pub Bar, Freeport, IL - in bottles Choices Natural Market, Rockford, IL - in bottles Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery was recently featured in an article in Fooditor, a Chicago-area food publication.  You can read the article online here! Recipe Corner Visit the Recipe section of our farm blog, and you'll see hundreds of recipes!  This was put together by us to showcase recipes for every single type of vegetable & herb that we grow here at Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery!   Be sure to follow Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery on facebook!  Here is a link to our facebook page.  Thank you & Best Wishes from Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery! Open Saturdays, 11 am - 6 pm Tap room & store located on our farm at 4679 N. Flansburg Rd, Lena IL You can contact us at: wishfulacres@gmail.com or 815-990-2380            Copyright © 2017 Wishful Acres Farm, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up at a farmers market, opted in at our website, or participated in a program with our family farm. Our mailing address is: Wishful Acres Farm 4679 N Flansburg Rd, Lena, IL, United States Lena, IL 61048 Add us to your address book Want to stop receiving these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list Subscribe here! 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