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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 3 Jan 2018
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    Re: Live water thing... didn’t medieval Europeans drink wine and beer over water partly for safety? Or is that a just-so story?

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      2. Simon Sarris‏ @simonsarris 3 Jan 2018
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        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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      3. Simon Sarris‏ @simonsarris 3 Jan 2018
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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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      1. Blindfolded Lady‏ @BlindfoldedLady 3 Jan 2018
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        TRUE. There were creatures in the water like cholera. Alcohol killed the little beasts.

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      2. Science Banana‏ @literalbanana 3 Jan 2018
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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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      1. Varun Adibhatla‏ @vr00n 3 Jan 2018
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        https://leslefts.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/the-great-medieval-water-myth.html …

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      2. Simon Pearce‏ @SimonPearceLive 4 Jan 2018
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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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      3. Simon Pearce‏ @SimonPearceLive 4 Jan 2018
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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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      1. Vinay Rao‏ @wizardofid 4 Jan 2018
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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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      1. Herr Dr Mr Modern Major General brrr Seitz‏ @BillSeitz 4 Jan 2018
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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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