Were Early Modern People Perpetually Drunk? (2016)

Re:Were Early Modern People Perpetually Drunk? (2016) by narag on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @07:40PM (#13536984)

I've read somewhere that beer was used instead of water in areas where water wasn't safe. IIRC, beer has non-alcoholic calories also. I don't believe one can live on spirits, but it could make you forget you are hungry :)

Edit: I should have read TFA before commenting.

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Re:Were Early Modern People Perpetually Drunk? (2016) by r00fus on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @03:02AM (#13539170)

Old saying that my wife's French grandpa liked to say - "I don't drink water, it makes me rust".

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Re:Were Early Modern People Perpetually Drunk? (2016) by pouetpouet on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @05:20AM (#13539637)

Heard it as "Water make iron stomachs rust". Usually everyday beer as a replacement of water was smallbeer/bière de table with 2-3% alcohol.

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