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===Jovaru Alus===
This is another Lithuanian strain from the Jovaru Alus brewery in the small community of Jovarai. The brewer, Aldona Udriene, discusses the history of this true farmhouse brewery in this [https://oct.co/essays/fight-save-lithuanian-farmhouse-beer article]. She expressed in the article that she was reluctant to give up the yeast, but Omega Yeast Labs reached an agreement with her to bank the culture and [https://omegayeast.com/yeast/lithuanian-ales/jovaru-lithuanian-farmhouse offer it for sale as the product OYL-033]. Omega Yeast Labs describes the yeast as, "citrusy esters and restrained phenols..." and having the "character of lemon pith, black pepper, and a soft mouthfeel." The Omega Yeast Labs culture is a single isolate, and Lance Shaner says that there was no evidence of more than one strain of ''S. cerevisiae'' in the culture that they received, although there was a ''Lactobacillus'' contamination which they removed from the commercially offered Omega Yeast Labs product <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2296022673759267/?comment_id=2296138443747690&reply_comment_id=2296143233747211&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R8%22%7D Lance Shaner. Milk The Funk thread about the Jovaru yeast strain from Omega Yeast Labs. 09/26/2018.]</ref>. Some [http://tikrasalus.lt/2012/05/01/lithuanian-countryside-yeast-tales/ DNA analysis] shows that this strain has a similar degree of separation from ''S. cerevisiae'' that other ''Saccharomyces'' species included in the analysis do, indicating that this might be a new or different species of ''Saccharomyces''<ref>[http://tikrasalus.lt/2012/05/01/lithuanian-countryside-yeast-tales/ "Lithuanian Countryside Yeast Tales". Tikras Alus blog. 05/01/2012.]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/munk24/videos/10216764539099144 Lance Shaner. Yeast presentation/MTF Live. 04/16/2019.]</ref> (~1:01:30 min in).
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