We're in the news! Also: Winter Wonderland & Beer Chili Day news from Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery!

Hey, hey, THANKS SO MUCH!! We made the "Top 12 Bucket List Restaurants to Visit in the State of Illinois in 2019"! (Side note: we're a brewery, not a restaurant, but we do serve some snack foods!) You can read the news article here: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/…/bucket-list-restaurants-…/ The weather for this upcoming weekend is looking rather frightful, with a winter storm expected on Friday night.  We'll still be open, but if you decide not to drive out during the snowstorm on Friday, consider coming out Saturday & Sunday because our farm is absolutely beautiful after a snowstorm!  Need proof? Scroll down to see pictures of our farm after last weekend's snow storm. Beautiful! Lastly, mark your calendars for Sunday, February 3 from 1-5 pm - this will be a Beer Chili Day!  Details below. Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery - taproom open Fridays 4-9, Saturdays 1-8, Sundays 1-5.   Tap Room Bar at our Brewery In our Tap Room this weekend, open Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays 1-8 pm, and Sundays 1-5 pm, we will be pouring fresh from our taps: Amber Waves - Mild amber-colored ale. Leia's IPA - citrus-hops, not overly bitter for an IPA! Coffee Bean Stout - Dark stout aged with coffee beans Cherry Wheat - fruit beer Unicorn Tears - copper ale Liquid Schwartz - Schwartzbier style (German black lager) Honey Wheat - mild & easy drinking! Homemade Root Beer (non-alcoholic) In addition to fresh beer by the glass, we also have growler fills available for carry-out!   Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery turns into a Winter Wonderland after each snowfall!  Here are pictures of our farm after last weekend's snowstorm.  Once a storm has passed, our roads are cleared fairly quickly, so be sure to stop out this weekend after the anticipated snow storm to view all this beauty!   We're Celebrating!  Thanks so much for the article!   The 12 Illinois Restaurants You Should Add To Your 2019 Dining Bucket List Published January 14, 2019 by Only In Your State This article lists our humble little family business - Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery - as one of the twelve 2019 Bucket List places to visit this year!   You can read the full article here: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/illinois/bucket-list-restaurants-2019-il/?fbclid=IwAR3l2UgOB3wr9L7wM1rWve-6H7ciKMDaSlaAZ0-fgv9WK3DkxY-wLZ96Wts Upcoming Events at Wishful Acres! - Beer Chili Day - Sunday, February 3 - 1-5 pm.  Our brewery's homemade chili is created with local beef, beans & veggies, and our own craft beer!  It's delicious!  Available to purchase by the cup or bowl, and it includes our condiment bar - add your own cheese, crackers, jalapenos, hot sauce and onions. - Brew & Brush with artist Mia - Saturday Feb 23 & Sunday Feb 24 (details & signup will begin in a few weeks).  Mia's winter painting will be a Highlander (long-haired) Cow!  Watch for details & sample painting soon  -signup will begin later in January. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Member News Our recipe database contains cooking ideas for all the vegetables we grow - link here. Our 2019 upcoming season is sold out.  Thank you! Our 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 Best Dam Bar, Durand, IL Lodi Taphouse, Maple Park, IL Mulligans, Lena, IL  Pub 219, Freeport, IL Rock City Tap, Rock City, IL Rosati's Pizza, Freeport, IL Route 20 Bar & Grill,Freeport, IL  Route 75 Bar & Grill, Dakota, IL Royal Pub, Freeport, IL This Is It Eatery, Freeport, IL Wagner House, 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 Not on our list? To sign up for this email newsletter, visit: http://www.wishfulacresfarm.com/join-our-newsletter. Thank you & Best Wishes from Wishful Acres Farm & Brewery! Open Fridays 4-9 pm, Saturdays, 1-8 pm, and Sundays 1-5 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 © 2019 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