Absolutely not a just so story and still true in some countries with poor water like Haiti. The boiling at the very least in the creation of beer ensures its pretty safe compared to maybe-got-cholera water.
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But they weren't always drinking 4%+ stuff, more like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_beer We know from monk's receipts that even kids at orphanages drank small beer.
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TRUE. There were creatures in the water like cholera. Alcohol killed the little beasts.
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development of brewing is so widespread & early that it would be surprising if it weren’t nutrition/fun instead of just hygiene
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Well the safety affordable might have helped spread even if original invention was for fun. Coffee started as a recreational upper before it turned into a productivity hack
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It’s BS from what I’ve read. I think it’s popular because we like to think of Middle Ages as a descent from Rome until Medici restoration.
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Rome = aqueducts. Fall of Rome = unsafe water. Renaissance = rightful restoration of Rome. Strong in Anglo culture too via Arthurian legend
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I must be wrong. But I thought the culture grew with sailors who needed a liquid that won't 'spoil' at sea or is potable as spoilt. The barrels worked.
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I thought so until recently. Here's an older article saying that beer was a source of calories.http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2013/05/21/medieval_europe_why_was_water_the_most_popular_drink.html …
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