Missoula’s Cranky Sam Brewing ready to can after long wait [Video]

MISSOULA — Imagine months of planning, preparation, hard work — and the excitement of starting a business — and then a pandemic hits right when you’re about to open.

That's what Cranky Sam Brewing faced in the spring of 2020. Yet, they opened their downtown Missoula business anyway but Head Brewer Timmy Evon says it was a difficult time.

“I want things to turn over, and continue tasting nice, and continue playing with little nuances of flavor, and getting things to their perfect point, so that was very frustrating," Evon told MTN News.

Eleven months later — for this very small brewery — it’s finally canning time.

“It’s a very manual process for us, I mean as you can see, we’re a tiny brewery so not tons of room, just cranking it. It’s totally a labor of love," Evon explained.

From beginning to end, it truly is a hands-on process, and Evon says that because …