Galahad English Ale is BACK, Lettuce & Spinach, parking lot Expansion, and more Brew & Farm News!

Galahad, our English Mild Ale-style beer, has returned!  This brown ale is mild & drinkable - a taste of London in every sip.  Also, we're EXPANDING our Parking Lot!  We began work this week, thank you to all of our customers for filling our parking lot to capacity & overflowing every weekend!  Lastly, our Cherry Wheat Ale is a mild Fruit Beer that will be a BIG HIT at your Easter Celebration!  We don't yet bottle our Fruit Beers, but we do offer them in Growler Fills!  Stop in to our taproom this weekend for your growler fills (and a pint or two while you're here!).  Lastly, we have NEW Unicorn Tears pub glasses for purchase, see below - we think they're beautiful! In Farm News, our fresh organic Lettuce & Spinach are great for Easter (especially on leftover ham sandwiches!) Or, try our lettuce & spinach with a Warm Ham Dressing recipe-  recipe at the bottom of the newsletter - simply swap out leftover ham instead of Bacon!  Lastly in 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 4-8 pm, and Saturdays 12-8 pm - visit our web site for location, directions, and more: www.WishfulAcresFarm.com.   Tap Room & Store In our Tap Room this weekend, open Fridays 4-8 pm and Saturdays 12-8 pm, we will be pouring fresh from our taps: Galahad - English Mild Ale, a taste of London Cherry Wheat Ale - fruity wheat ale loaded with cherry Stormtrooper's Saison - our French-style saison  Coffee Habit - our popular mocha coffee stout  Leia's I.P.A. - a relatively mild I.P.A., featuring citrus-flavored hops (no growler fills due to low quantities) Unicorn Tears - Copper colored, malty, unique! Honey Wheat Ale - Mild & very drinkable 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!   NEW BEER ON TAP - Galahad Galahad is BACK!  We had this beer on tap back in January, and the popularity took us completely by surprise!  A taste of London in every sip, Galahad is a brown ale that is mild & easy drinking.  Available by the glass in our taproom  - 16 oz or 6 oz, and carry-out "To Go" in growler fills.   NEW - Unicorn Tears pub glasses Available for purchase in our brewery's Tap Room & Store! Our latest EXPANSION project - expanding our Parking Lot! "Beer Share" News: Our CSB, "Beer Share" program is now SOLD OUT for 2017.  Thank you to all the members!   Leia's IPA will not be available for growler fills this weekend due to low quantities, but all other beers on tap are available.  Current "Beer Share" Community Supported Brewery (CSB) Members, fill your growlers Fridays 4-8 pm, Saturdays 12-8 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 Our CSA Program is SOLD OUT for 2017.  Thank you to everyone who signed on as members in this year's season!   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  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! 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 - 4 of our beers on draft VFW bar & restaurant, Freeport, IL - 4 of our beers on draft Rosati's Pizza, Freeport, IL - 2 of our beers 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 AND on tap Rt 73 Brew & Chew, Pearl City, IL - on draft Choices Natural Market, Rockford, IL - in bottles Recipe Corner HOT BACON SALAD DRESSING (or Substitute leftover Easter HAM instead of the bacon!) Pop our to our taproom & store this weekend to purchase lettuce and spinach harvested fresh from our greenhouse!  Then, try this salad dressing on our farm-fresh spinach and lettuce for a super delicious salad! Link to recipe is here: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/24602/hot-bacon-dressing/ Be sure to follow Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery on facebook!  Here is a link to our facebook page.  Want to stop receiving these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list Subscribe to this newsletter - sign up  here on our web site Thank you & Best Wishes from Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery! Open Fridays 4-8 pm, Saturdays, 12 - 8 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. 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