Ilya Faibushevich, a hops aficionado, will speak at the Valley of the Moon Garden Club on Thursday, Feb. 7 on the topic of hops as a beautiful vine that makes great beer.
Faibushevich will show hops samples and describe the history of growing hops in Sonoma County – how they are used in brewing, and why a gardener might want to grow them. The event is intended to be helpful to both hops growers and beer makers.
The Valley of the Moon Garden Club meeting is at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7 in Burlingame Hall, First Congregational Church, 252 W. Spain St.
Faibushevich has brewed for some of the country’s top beer makers, including Side Project, Perennial, Moonlight and Cellarmaker. His travels have taken him to brew in Europe and France, at Brouwerij De Ranke and Brasserie Thiriez.
He is currently a sales manager for the Yakima Chief Hops cooperative, which bills itself as the biggest supplier of American-grown hops in the U.S.
The meeting is free to garden club members and $5 for the public. Refreshments and a plant raffle follow the presentation.
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