https://vinepair.com/booze-news/sixteenth-century-beer-abv/ https://vinepair.com/booze-news/sixteenth-century-beer-abv/ There is plenty of reason to believe th

https://vinepair.com/booze-news/sixteenth-century-beer-abv/ https://vinepair.com/booze-news/sixteenth-century-beer-abv/ There is plenty of reason to believe these beers were not <1% alcohol as is often described. A 16th century English soldier receiving 7-8 pints a day of 2-5.5% beer is between 2.25 fl oz and 7 fl oz of pure alcohol - so between 4 - 11.5 “standard drinks” a day, assuming that was their only consumption.