Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2011

Publication Title

Avista Forum Journal

Volume

21

Issue

1/2

First Page

73

Last Page

85

Abstract

It is often stated that in the Middle Ages beer was a necessity since drinking water was generally unsafe. It is argued here instead that water was widely drunk (often after having been purified through boiling) and that beer (as well as wine) was an

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