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FWIW the beer people used to drink in antiquity had a rather low ABV. A better contemporary comparison might be be something like kombucha.
by salynchnew 3y ago
FWIW the beer people used to drink in antiquity had a rather low ABV.
A better contemporary comparison might be be something like kombucha.
- airjtlwijt 3y agoI was thinking this. There were other types of beer and wine that had much lower alcohol content than what is typical today, just barely enough to keep it sterile, but the article mentions that the several liters of beer per day was sometimes 10-15%, which is damn high.
- richardwhiuk 3y agoI agree that's a convincing position, but I'm not convinced that it's supported by the evidence.