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Thursday, June 8, 2017

Beer & Brats Grill Out, Spring Lettuce, plus more Brew & Farm News!

Mark your calendars!  Our next Beer & Brats Grill Out will be Sunday, June 18!  We'll be firing up our grill for locally-made Beer Brats or premium all-beef hot dogs, served with Mrs. Mike's chips, either option for $4.99.  Bring Dad out for this Father's Day cookout!  Last in brewery news, we will be unveiling some new beers during the month of June, so watch this newsletter for details soon!!!

In Farm News, this week Group B of the half-CSA members, and the Full Share members, you can pick up your shares anytime during our open hours this weekend (scroll down for a list of items in your share this week)!  Last in farm news, we will have extra Spring Lettuce Mix (a blend of lettuces grown right here on our farm, washed & ready to eat), available for purchase in our taproom & store this weekend.

Visit our Taproom & Store!!!  Now Open - Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays 12-9 pm, and Sundays 12-5 pm - visit our web site for location, directions, and more: www.WishfulAcresFarm.com.  
Tap Room & Store
In our Tap Room this weekend, open Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays 12-9 pm, and Sundays 12-5 pm, we will be pouring fresh from our taps:
  • Cherry Wheat Ale - a very fruity, sweeter-style fruit beer 
  • Unicorn Tears - Our unique copper-colored ale.
  • Alderaan I.P.A. - a citrus-hops blast!
  • Coffee Stout - chock-full of coffee flavor
  • Farm Weiss - Our version of a German-American Weiss Beer. 
  • Honey Wheat Ale - Mild & very drinkable
  • Homemade Root Beer (non-alcoholic)
In addition to fresh beer by the glass, we also have growler fills available for carry-out!  

Fresh From the Farm, Available for Purchase in our Taproom & Store:
  • Spring Lettuce Mix (blend of red & green lettuces grown right here, washed & ready to eat)
  • Cilantro 
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) News

This week, Group B of the Half-Share members, and the Full Share members, you may pick up your share anytime during our open hours this weekend, Friday 4-9, Saturday 12-9, Sunday 12-5.  In this week's share:
  • Sugar Snap Peas  - the first small harvest of these popular edible-pod peas!
  • Red Lettuce - oak leaf variety
  • Spinach
  • Romaine lettuce - a loose leaf green Romaine variety
  • Cilantro - great for tacos & taco salads
  • 3 Lettuce mix - red, green, dark green - a pretty blend!
  • Garlic Scapes - the top portion of the garlic plant - tender stalks full of garlic flavor - use in place of garlic or onions in any recipe!
  • Tender Green Spring Lettuce - delicate light green spring lettuce
  • Radishes - "Easter Egg" Variety - a pretty blend of many colors of round radishes - pink, red purple, and white, like a bunch of colored Easter eggs!
RECIPES!!!  Need ideas for items in your share this week? For a long list of recipes for every vegetable & herb that we grow, we put together this recipe list!  You can visit our Wishful Acres Recipe List by Vegetable here: http://all-natural-mama.blogspot.com/2015/03/recipes-by-vegetable-type.html   

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  .  
CSA Program is SOLD OUT for 2017, Thank you!
CSB Members (Community Supported Brewery)
Available for your CSB Growler Fills this weekend:
  • Alderaan IPA
  • Unicorn Tears
  • Coffee Habit
  • Honey Wheat
  • Cherry Wheat
  • Farm Weiss

Our "Beer Share", aka CSB Program (Community Supported Brewery) is an ongoing membership program that offers members a 1-year supply of growler fills of our beer, plus more benefits.  Info: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/csb-program .  CSB is SOLD OUT until Fall 2017, Thank you!!!
Our next Beer & Brats Grill Out: Father's Day, Sunday, June 18!  Join us for local brats made by AJ's Lena Maid Meats (and boiled in our beer before grilling)!  Or premium large all-beef hot dogs.  Either option, served with Mrs. Mike's chips, for $4.99.  
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
  • Rosati's Pizza, Freeport, IL 
  • Benchwarmers bar & restaurant, Freeport, IL
  • VFW bar & restaurant, Freeport, IL
  • The Cove Bar & Grill, Apple River, IL 
  • Mulligans Bar & Grill, Lena, IL 
  • Royal Liquor Store & Royal Pub Bar, Freeport, IL 
  • Rt 73 Brew & Chew, Pearl City, IL
  • Lodi Tap House, Maple Park, IL 
  • Pretzel City Market, downtown Farmers Market, Freeport IL 
  • Park Hills Golf Course, Freeport, IL 
  • Logan's Bar & Grill, Freeport, IL 
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Thank you & Best Wishes from Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery!
Open Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays, 12-9 pm, and Sundays 12-5 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

       
  

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