> Indeed, some during the middle ages would live off beer alone during Lent In the middle ages, 'small beer' [0] was a low-alcohol drink which because of the b

> Indeed, some during the middle ages would live off beer alone during Lent In the middle ages, 'small beer' [0] was a low-alcohol drink which because of the brewing process was often safer than bacteria-contaminated water from some natural sources such as wells and streams [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_beer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_beer