Medieval Ale Was Safer Than Water | Medieval Life

Описание: Think medieval people drank ale all day because they loved booze? Not exactly. 🍺💧

Water could carry deadly diseases, but brewing ale meant boiling the liquid—killing off bacteria and making it far safer to drink. Even children had their daily mugs of “small ale.”

Discover why bread and ale weren’t just food and drink, but a lifeline in the Middle Ages.

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