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> Yes, the pilgrims preferred beer over water because the water kept killing them. Drinking tea or beer was a matter of safety, not mere preference or addiction
by zokula 5y ago
> Yes, the pilgrims preferred beer over water because the water kept killing them. Drinking tea or beer was a matter of safety, not mere preference or addiction.
That's a myth.
- ashtonkem 5y ago[Citation needed]
- jaguar1878 5y agoAskHistorians on reddit has put this very question into their "very frequently asked questions" due to its popularity, and there's a decent number of answers describing why its a myth: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7b8jea/is_it_true_most_people_in_medieval_europe_drank/dpgj9wp/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7b8jea/is_it... https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2bewpo/what_factors_made_beer_so_important_to_the/cj76n6f/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2bewpo/what_...
- ashtonkem 5y agoAh, that is helpful. Thank you.