You've been hearing this talk about Imperial yeast for a while now, and that's because we absolutely love the stuff.

With 200 billion cells in each pitch-rite pouch, we rarely need to make starters these days.

While originally based out of Portland, Oregon, Imperial yeast is expanded to the East Coast,

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including popular strains, like AO7 flagship, A38 juice, AO9 pub,

and a Bruloscopy favorite, L17 harvest. So, so good.

Whether you brew it home or on the commercial scale, Imperial yeast has what you need

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Back in the 18th century, a dark, multi-ale gained popularity in Britain as a refreshing

quaffer, the moniker of which came from the workers who regularly enjoyed it.

Porter was created in response to the more hoppy palials of the time,

and given its popularity, served to inspire various offshoots that continue to be brewed to this day.

This is the Bruloscopy podcast. I'm your host, Marshall Schott,

and joining me on this episode to chat about what I believe to be one of the more

unique versions of Porter is contributor Andy Carter.

You know, Marshall, it's becoming winter in Los Angeles, and it's only 65 degrees at it.

I need a big, burly coat, and I can't think of anything better than to curl up next to a fireplace

with a glass of Baltic Porter to enjoy. So happy to talk about this one.

Yeah, there is a lot that I love about Baltic Porter. One thing being that my wife's family

is from the Baltic region. I've mentioned this a few times in the past. In fact, it was during our

visit to Latvia back in 2003 that I tried my very first Baltic Porter, and needless to say,

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