We're expanding again! Also: NEW Scotch Ale, Star Wars Party, Tours, and much more!

We're tapping a Brand NEW beer this weekend: "Clan McKenzie", our Scotch Ale! Brewed in honor of our longtime friends, the Scottish McKenzie family! Clan McKenzie is a very malty, smooth, light brown ale. Brewed in the 70 Shilling style of Scotch Ales, it's an easy drinking 4.5% ABV. More details below. Make sure to mark your calendars for May 4, because it's time for our annual "May the Fourth be with You" Star Wars party!  We're happy to announce that Rosati's Pizza will be on hand during this event, selling their famous Chicago-style pizza. Details below! Oh yes, and we're expanding again!  Read below about our special delivery of new equipment last week! Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery - taproom open Fridays 4-9, Saturdays 12-9, Sundays 12-5.   Tap Room Bar at our Brewery 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: Clan McKenzie - NEW - our Scotch Ale Sternenlicht - very mild, light colored, German style Kolsch beer Coffee Habit - our coffee stout (almost gone - no growler fills) Cherry Ale - a sweeter style fruit beer (almost gone) Leia's IPA - a citrus hops IPA Dingo -  a mild, amber colored ale brewed with Australian hops Unicorn Tears - unique flavored copper colored ale Homemade Root Beer (non-alcoholic) In addition to fresh beer by the glass, we also have growler fills available for carry-out!   Upcoming Events at Wishful Acres:   Friday, May 4 - "May the Fourth Be With You" Star Wars-themed celebration Saturday, May 5 - Jalapeno Beer Release for Cinco de Mayo Sunday, May 20 - Food Truck Sunday!  NEW BEER - CLAN MCKENZIE! Drink with the Scots! Introducing "Clan McKenzie", our brand new Scotch-style Ale! This one is very near & dear to our hearts, brewed in honor of our longtime friends, the McKenzie Family! Clan McKenzie is a very malty, smooth, light brown ale. Brewed in the 70 Shilling style of Scotch Ales, it's an easy drinking 4.5% ABV. The official Scottish McKenzie tartan will be decorating this tap handle and this post, and we wonder if a kilt may be worn this weekend?!? We'll be tapping Clan McKenzie this weekend, and it's a full sized batch, so we expect it to last at least a few weeks. Cheers to our Clan McKenzie friends, those still with us, and those dearly departed..... this one's for you!!! Update: We've had some questions as to what we're referring to by the word "clan".  No, it's not a racist group, sorry for those we have confused.  A "Clan" is a Scottish family; a tribe of sorts.  You can learn more about the historic Scottish Clans here on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_clan NEW EXPANSION! ** SPECIAL DELIVERY**!!! Two new, big, shiny fermenters arrived at our brewery this week! These tanks are more than 2x the size of our current ones! CHEERS & THANKS to all of you for your support, we wouldn't be expanding without you!!! May the Fourth be with You! It's almost time for our annual Star Wars party!  Mark your calendars for Friday, May 4, from 4-9pm.  We're celebrating all things Star Wars!  The names of our all our on-tap beers will be altered to Star Wars themes for the night, and we'll be celebrating with Star Wars themed music and fun.  Come dressed in a Star Wars costume and receive a free Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery magnet!   Also, this year we're happy to partner with Rosati's Pizza for this event!  Rosati's Pizza will be on hand, selling their pizza by the slice, from 5-7 pm.  They'll have cheese, sausage, and pepperoni pizza available, at $3 per slice, or 2 for $5.  Awesome!!!   Tours begin again soon! It's almost May, which means our Farm & Brewery Tours will begin again soon!  Our tours must be booked in advance, and take place on Saturday mornings at 11:30am, May through October.  Tours are booked in advance through our Online Store.  The cost is $10 per person and includes a souvenir pint glass to take home.  For details, visit the Tours page on our web site here:  http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/tours Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) News Our 2018 organic vegetable membership program is SOLD OUT.  We look forward to seeing all the CSA members for our first pickup in June!   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  .   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, Freeport, IL Eilerts, Freeport, IL Lodi Tap House, Maple Park, IL Mulligans, Lena, IL  Pub 219, Freeport, IL Rosati's Pizza, Freeport, IL  Royal Pub, 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 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 is located on our farm at 4679 N. Flansburg Rd, Lena IL You can contact us at: wishfulacres@gmail.com or 815-990-2380            Copyright © 2018 Wishful Acres Farm, All rights reserved. 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