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minus-squaremaxalmonte14@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoThe most terrifying part is people being forced to drink beer instead of water, they’d be dropping like flies because of dehydration.
minus-squareRob Bos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoHistorically, as I understand it, what they would drink would be pretty weak ABV. 2-3%. Barely beer at all. It’d be plenty hydrating.
minus-squaremaxalmonte14@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThat’s truly fascinating, it never occurred to me, but low alcohol beverages could be way safer than untreated water.
minus-squareskmn@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoMy understanding is that weak beer was the source of people’s water intake for most of human history.
The most terrifying part is people being forced to drink beer instead of water, they’d be dropping like flies because of dehydration.
Historically, as I understand it, what they would drink would be pretty weak ABV. 2-3%. Barely beer at all. It’d be plenty hydrating.
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That’s truly fascinating, it never occurred to me, but low alcohol beverages could be way safer than untreated water.
My understanding is that weak beer was the source of people’s water intake for most of human history.