Hop Fields

Hopfen Erlebnishof Stiglmaier

Commercial and editorial photography celebrating the landscapes, growers and harvest of Germany's famous hop-growing regions. From sweeping fields and seasonal harvests to intimate details of the hop plant, this collection tells the story of where great beer begins.

A grower walking between rows of tall hop plants in a German hop field
Franz standing in a hop field, carefully examining the hops
Franz's hand cupping a cluster of fresh green hop cones
Farmer examining hop plants in a German hop field
Close-up of hop cones on the vine in a German hop field
A harvesting trailer stands between tall rows of hop plants under a bright sky
Worker holding freshly harvested hop plants in a German hop field
Worker loading harvested hop plants onto a trailer in a German hop field
A harvester pulling tall hop vines during harvest in a German hop field
A worker walking toward a hop-harvesting machine between rows of tall hop plants
A worker seated inside the cab of a hop-harvesting machine in Hallertau
A trailer loaded with harvested hop plants with a church and village visible in the Hallertau distance
Wrought iron Schlossbrauerei Au-Hallertau sign against summer linden leaves

The Hallertau is more than a landscape of hop fields. It is a place shaped by generations of growers, where knowledge, tradition and the rhythm of the harvest are passed from one generation to the next.

At Hopfenerlebnishof Stiglmaier, the story of hops is deeply connected to the people who grow them — and to the landscape they have cared for for generations.

A worker in a straw hat feeds fresh hop vines into a processing machine inside a wooden barn
A worker in a plaid shirt feeds fresh hop vines into a processing machine inside a wooden barn
Freshly harvested hop cones spread across a traditional indoor drying floor with wooden beams and red metal frames
A worker turns freshly harvested hop cones with a green shovel inside a traditional hop drying barn
A close-up of two hands holding a generous handful of freshly harvested green hop cones
A worker operates a hop-baling machine, stitching a large sack of fresh hops inside a processing barn
A worker wheels a large sack of fresh hops on a hand truck inside a processing barn
An older worker in a straw hat inspects a large indoor hop-processing machine with a flashlight
A younger worker inspects a large indoor hop-processing machine with a flashlight
Aerial view of a hop farm with wooden barns, solar panels and a village surrounded by hop fields
Two hop workers stand against a blue backdrop framed by fresh hop vines
Two generations of hop growers stand against a blue backdrop with fresh hop vines