2018 CSA Details, News, Upcoming Events, & more Brew & Farm News!

Mark your calendars! The weekend after Thanksgiving is Barrel Aged Beer Release Weekend!  We'll be tapping the remaining kegs of Vladimir, our 12% ABV Russian Imperial Stout, which we aged in a Buffalo Trace bourbon barrel for 6 months! In Farm News, sign up for 2018 CSA is now open for current CSA Members!!!  Current CSA Members get first dibs on a spot, and you can pay with installments (all installments due by June 1 of next year).  There are some changes to next year's CSA, the season will be slightly shorter & a few crops are changing.  Details, sign-up, and more are on our web site CSA page here.  Those wishing to join the 2018 CSA as new members, the remaining shares will be open for purchase beginning in December - watch here for details!!!  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!    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: Swamp Monster - Collaboration I.P.A. brewed with 3 breweries: Wishful Acres, Pig Minds, and Generations Belgian Dreams - mild Belgian-style ale brewed with amber honey Apple Ale - mild fruit beer made with apple Galahad - English Mild style of ale, brown & mild flavored.  Alderaan IPA - full of citrus hops! Jack-O-Java - Pumpkin Coffee Spice Ale made with pumpkins grown on our farm 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!   Upcoming Events November 23, 24, 25 - Barrel Aged Beer Release Weekend!  The weekend after Thanksgiving, we'll be tapping the remaining kegs of "Vladimir", our 12% ABV Russian Imperial Stout, which we barrel aged for 6 months in a Buffalo Trace bourbon barrel! 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: Carrots Napa Cabbage Broccoli Hakurei - white Japanese mild radishes / salad turnips - delicious, try them raw with dip! Pumpkin - "Amish sugar pie pumpkin" variety, great for cooking with Kale Radishes - "Easter Egg" variety Spicy Asian Greens Mix  Arugula  Garlic 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 22-week-long season! To learn more: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/csa-program  .   CSB Members (Community Supported Brewery) Quick news item: The 2nd Year CSB program is now open!!!  Those wishing to purchase a membership, visit our web site CSB page for details. Available for your CSB Growler Fills this weekend: Swamp Monster IPA Belgian Dreams Galahad Apple Ale Jack-O-Java Alderaan IPA 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 .   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 Mulligans Bar & Grill, Lena, IL  Royal Liquor, Freeport, IL  Logan's Bar & Grill, Freeport, IL VFW, Freeport, IL Park Hills Golf Course, Freeport, IL Eilerts, Freeport, IL Pub 219, Freeport, IL Wayside, 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. 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