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Re:Beer on Board in the Age of Sail by circlefavshape on Thursday April 24, 2025 @06:14AM (#43780975)
I think you misread the comment you're replying to.

> The alcohol wasnt what made beer safe. Beer was safer than water because to make bear one must use sterile water. So beer at least started out sterile/boiled before it went into the barrel.

AFAICS you're agreeing with this, so "complete and utter nonsense" seems a bit harsh

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Re:Beer on Board in the Age of Sail by larsga on Thursday April 24, 2025 @06:21AM (#43781005)
This was the part I was referring to: "Beer was safer than water because to make bear one must use sterile water."

I agree I should have quoted that to be clearer.

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