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6 pints of Beer a day for the British.....
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Arri London
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6 pints of Beer a day for the British.....
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> Was watching a program on the Tudors (Period in the UK between 1458
> -1558). Due to the unsanitary conditions of the casual drinking water,
> people use to drink Ale (which is an alcoholic beverage) instead. King
> Henry 8 himself drank a pint of Ale for breakfast and even the lowest
> servents were allowed up to 6 pints (1 pint is 20fl oz or 0.6L) of Ale
> a day.
Hope the programme mentioned that the alcohol content wasn't all that
high. They didn't use specially bred yeasts that can tolerate higher
alcohol levels before dying off.
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