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**gghrdfffhfyj** · 11-05-2007, 04:01 AM

This applies more so to good quality lager, some of the more well known lagers loose a lot of goodness because of the accelerated brewing through the use of chemicals.

I believe in the days London's water was completely unsanitary and sewage drainage would regularly contaminate water sources it was common for people in certain areas to drink beer instead water, in fact some neighbourhoods close to breweries showed less plague related deaths, as the beer was more higienic due to the fermentation process.

Beer loves you, and you should love it back.

I thought it was because the water was boiled as part of the brewing process & it was common accross medieval england to drink beer rather than water

as a side note, on holiday in Goa some time back , all the guys were drinking kingfisher lager in the evenings
the ladies (inc my ex) used to drink bottled water
In the mornings the guys would be queuing up at the chemists to get anti sickness treatments for the ladies

cheers (hic)

I have done tours of three breweries - John Smiths, Tadcaster; Heineken, Amsterdam; Camerons, Hartlepool - and all three agreed that beer was developed to counter the fact that drinking river water was unhealthy.

The problem came from the fact that most towns and villages at the time of beer development were based next to rivers. The river also was the public toilet, public laundry, public baths etc etc so you can see the problem. Before beer there was mead type drinks but these were expensive and therefore reserved for the wealthy so beer was developed as a cheap alternative which involved boiling water and the addition of yeast with other ingredients. Over time beer was developed through taste as much as its 'medicinal' qualities.

if this information is wrong please write to Heiniken, John Smiths and Camerons.

11-05-2007, 04:01 AM	#12
gghrdfffhfyj Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	This applies more so to good quality lager, some of the more well known lagers loose a lot of goodness because of the accelerated brewing through the use of chemicals. I believe in the days London's water was completely unsanitary and sewage drainage would regularly contaminate water sources it was common for people in certain areas to drink beer instead water, in fact some neighbourhoods close to breweries showed less plague related deaths, as the beer was more higienic due to the fermentation process. Beer loves you, and you should love it back. I thought it was because the water was boiled as part of the brewing process & it was common accross medieval england to drink beer rather than water as a side note, on holiday in Goa some time back , all the guys were drinking kingfisher lager in the evenings the ladies (inc my ex) used to drink bottled water In the mornings the guys would be queuing up at the chemists to get anti sickness treatments for the ladies cheers (hic) I have done tours of three breweries - John Smiths, Tadcaster; Heineken, Amsterdam; Camerons, Hartlepool - and all three agreed that beer was developed to counter the fact that drinking river water was unhealthy. The problem came from the fact that most towns and villages at the time of beer development were based next to rivers. The river also was the public toilet, public laundry, public baths etc etc so you can see the problem. Before beer there was mead type drinks but these were expensive and therefore reserved for the wealthy so beer was developed as a cheap alternative which involved boiling water and the addition of yeast with other ingredients. Over time beer was developed through taste as much as its 'medicinal' qualities. if this information is wrong please write to Heiniken, John Smiths and Camerons.
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