Back a few years, we had Lance Shaner present to our club at a brewery get together - like you say, very informative. Omega was new then and had limited strain availability; now they offer a pretty wide variety and have several innovative strains that seem quite popular. It is great to see their successes and as a homebrewer in the far west Chicagoland area, my LHBS gets its deliveries as fresh as can be - almost like living in the PNW or East Coast!