Did you know that the earliest chemical evidence of BARLEY #BEER #BREWING was discovered in the #Zagros mountains of Iran? A big part of why I decided to start @BackHomeBeer was to change the narrative about alcohol in the #MiddleEast. 1/5 
Yes, #alcohol was outlawed in Iran in 1980 - but that was just 40 years ago. When my parents & grandparents lived in #Iran, there were #Breweries, #Distilleries and beautiful #Vineyards. 2/5
Before 1980, there was a rich history of #Fermentation that dates back thousands of years in the #MiddleEast. So when people ask me how I can brew a #Persian inspired #Beer….it’s because I want people to know these facts about the history of #Brewing in the region. 3/5
I would like to change the narrative. And when people ask me why I’m brewing a #Muslim #Beer, my answer is that I didn’t realize beer had a religion…and that perhaps we should share a round over a #Christian #Budweiser or #Catholic #Corona 😜 4/5
The 1st picture is a bar in #Tehran in the 70s. The 2nd picture is #ARGOBrewery in #Tehran, #Iran. It was condemned for a long time after the revolution (1980) and now operates as a non-#Alcoholic #CraftBrewery & art gallery. Check in stories for some labels from the brewery. 5/5
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