About Imperial. Imperial Yeast is a yeast production laboratory with locations in Portland, OR and Philadelphia, PA. We provide homebrewers and commercial brewers with a wide variety of high quality yeasts and industry-leading customer service and support. Who "We" Are. We are a motley crew of Sci-Fi geeks, cyclists, D&D nerds, gardeners and rock obsessed weirdos united by our passion for the craft beer industry. Summary. The R&D Scientist is res...