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Photos: Hop Harvest at Glacier Hops Ranch

The crew at Glacier Hops Ranch northwest of Kalispell harvests and processes their crop, providing fresh hop cones for local breweries. Read more about the Glacier Hops Ranch

Greg Lindstrom
Elliot Stephens separates hop bines before feeding them through a machine, nicknamed Hildegaard, that strips the hop cones from the bines at Glacier Hops Ranch on Sept. 9, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Nigel Pickhardt separates stems and seeds from hop cones at Glacier Hops Ranch on Sept. 9, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Glacier Hops Ranch on Sept. 9, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Adam de Yong harvests Chinook hops at Glacier Hops Ranch on Sept. 9, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Glacier Hops Ranch on Sept. 9, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Elliot Stephens navigates a narrow row while Adam de Yong holds on to cut Chinook hop bines during Glacier Hops Ranch on Sept. 9, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon

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