While Montana’s climate is absolutely ideal for growing malt barley, how does it fair for hops? Tom Britz, owner and CEO of Glacier Hops Ranch in Whitefish, Mont., set out to answer that question nearly 10 years ago.
Glacier Hops Ranch pivots business from production to broker/dealer of crop
While hops is a quintessential ingredient in beers, actually growing the crop is quite the ordeal. Tom Britz discovered the realities of growing such an intensive crop, so he pivoted away from hands-on production and now is a hops broker/dealer. Picture taken at Flathead Valley Hops.





