WIN Brewfest Tickets!, New Beers on Tap, plus more Brew & Farm News!

Want to WIN 2 tickets to the Pretzel City Brewfest?  Visit our Facebook page here by Sep 9 and follow the instructions to enter, it's simple!  Also in Brewery news, we have TWO new beers on tap here at the brewery this weekend!  Sabertooth Cupid IPA is a relatively mild IPA with flavor notes of citrus & peach created by the special hops used to brew it!  Also, Stoutzilla is on tap - a nice chocolate stout.  If you're attending the Screw City Brewfest in Rockford, IL, this Saturday, be sure to stop by our booth, where Nate will be pouring some Wishful Acres beer!  Don't worry, our taproom will also be open during the Rockford brewfest this Saturday, as well as next Saturday, Sep 16, during the Pretzel City Brewfest in Freeport (where we'll also be pouring our beer)!   In Farm News, this week Group A of the half-CSA members, and the full-CSA members, you can pick up your shares anytime during our open hours this weekend!   Also, CSA Members, our Apples & Peaches are ripe and ready to pick in our orchard (just to the left of our barn)!  CSA Members are welcome to u-pick some of these fruits while you're here picking up your veggie share - our u-pick fruit is a CSA member benefit! :) Visit our Taproom & Store!!!  Now Open - Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays 12-9 p m, 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: Sabertooth Cupid IPA - relatively mild, made with unique fruity hops Stoutzilla - chocolate stout Berry Wheat Ale - this favorite fruit beer is back on tap! Belgian Dream - malty, brown, and full of flavor! Leia's IPA - A mild, easy drinking IPA made with citrus-flavored hops Unicorn Tears - Our unique copper-colored ale. 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:   1 Year Anniversary Celebration!!! We'll be celebrating the 1 Year Anniversary of our opening on September 29, 30, and October 1, with events all weekend long!  Mark your calendars now: - Friday, September 29 - First tapping of our "Bourbon Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout" - we brewed this dark, strong Imperial Stout last winter, and aged it in a Buffalo Trace bourbon barrel for over 6 months!  This beer is delicious, and strong - a whopping 12% ABV, and full of flavor!  We'll be tapping it on Friday and serving it up all weekend long! - Saturday, September 30 - Our friend Sean Huguenin will be playing an acoustic set of classic rock (especially 80s heavy rock) from 12-2 pm here in the brewery!  An awesome musician and a great guy, we hope you'll be able to stop out to listen to Sean's music set. - Sunday, October 1 - Oktoberfest Celebration - The final Bratwurst grill out of the year!  Join us for our final "Beer & Brats" grill out from 12-5... the only one of the year that can be enjoyed with a glass of our Bourbon Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout!  We'll have Oktoberfest music playing, brats grilling, and our craft beer menu available. Thanks so much to all of you for your awesome support of our small brewery, it's been an awesome journey so far!   We only participate in a couple of Beer Festivals per year, and the time is nearly here!!!  You can find us pouring our beer at 2 brewfests in September. (YES, our taproom will also still be open on these days during the events, don't despair)! Pretzel City Brewfest, Freeport, IL - Saturday, September 16!  If you don't have your tickets yet, we have them available for purchase in our taproom.  Also available online here: http://www.freeportdowntown.com/pretzel-city-brewfest/   Screw City Brewfest, Rockford, IL - Saturday, September 9! See you there!!! Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) News CSA farm members, you may pick up your vegetables anytime during our open hours this weekend, Friday 4-9, Saturday 12-9, Sunday 12-5.  In this week's veggie share: Tomatoes, yellow Peach (heirloom) Tomatoes, orange Moonglow (heirloom) Tomatoes, regular red variety Tomatoes, Roma Lettuce - first harvest of fall lettuce Green Beans Sweet Peppers - green, yellow, and purple! Hot Peppers Cucumber Basil Summer Squash Optional extra items: u-pick apples & peaches from our apple & peach trees, located just to the left of our brewery entrance.  This is a CSA member benefit. 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 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: Sabertooth Cupid IPA Stoutzilla Belgian Dream Berry Wheat Ale  Leia's IPA Unicorn Tears Honey Wheat 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!!! 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 The Cove Bar & Grill, Apple River, IL  Mulligans Bar & Grill, Lena, IL  Royal Liquor, Freeport, IL  Logan's Bar & Grill, Freeport, IL Park Hills Golf Course, Freeport, IL Eilerts, Freeport, IL 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 4-9 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            Copyright © 2017 Wishful Acres Farm, All rights reserved. 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