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		FreeFull on Feb 11, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The great Medieval water myth (2013) There were "small beers" which had very little alcohol content. The yeast is fairly nutritious.

jrochkind1 on Feb 11, 2015 [–]

yeah, I understood that... but misunderstood the reason they drank such beers was cause they couldn't drink the water, I guess?

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