Well you got to remember water was deadly it wasn’t always drinkable and alcohol and beer was a easy answer to that problem
If drinking only when eating or occasional glass you were better off than drinking water.
Dogfish head in Delaware has a beer called midas touch. It was brewed from a residue found in pot from an egyptian tomb. Damn good, fruity and 12% alcohol
If drinking only when eating or occasional glass you were better off than drinking water.