Brewer to Brewer: Daniel True and Zahra Tabatabai

Daniel True of Stepping Stone Brewery interviews  Zahra Tabatabai of Back Home Beer.

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Berkeley Yeast
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• Host: Daniel True
• Guest:  Zahra Tabatabai
• Sponsor:  Malteurop Malting Co., Berkeley Yeast, Sennos, All About Beer
• Tags: Brewing, Iran, New York, Ethos, Community
• Photo Credits: Courtesy of Zahra Tabatabai and Daniel True

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