https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SJgcy_Zong
Join Dr Eleanor Janega in this full length History Hit TV documentary as she gets to the bottom of medieval booze and drinking habits. How much alcohol did p

https://neutralhistory.com/alcohol-in-the-middle-ages-were-medieval-people-always-drunk/
The low-alcohol ale and a certain habituation meant that people in the Middle Ages weren`t always drunk. Usually, they only got drunk on special occasions in their free time. And there was not only low-alcohol ale in the Middle Ages, wine was also watered down before consumption. That was something that had also been done by the Romans to

https://theconversation.com/hard-evidence-how-much-did-our-ancestors-drink-and-are-we-drinking-more-32842
According to the World Health Organization's Global Status Report on Alcohol 2004, the biggest drinkers are actually the Czechs, with 9.43 litres of ethyl alcohol per head. This is equivalent to

https://www.ranker.com/list/medieval-times-only-drink-beer-wine/genevieve-carlton
Updated September 23, 2021 79.7K views 15 items. A popular theory claims that medieval Europeans didn't have access to clean water. As a result, they were forced to drink wine and beer, since alcoholic beverages were safer than water. Even babies and children drank wine to protect them from the dangers of waterborne illnesses.

https://history.howstuffworks.com/medieval-people-drink-beer-water.htm
Water in the Middle Ages was polluted, full of bacteria and, frankly, not fit to drink. This forced everyone -- from commoners to royalty -- to hydrate by way of beer. Except that they didn't. The idea that people primarily drank beer throughout the Middle Ages is widespread -- and also wrong. A number of records from medieval times report that

https://www.medievalists.net/2012/07/from-wine-to-beer-changing-patterns-of-alcoholic-consumption-and-living-standards-in-later-medieval-flanders-1300-1550/
Presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America (2010) Abstract. It is a commonplace observation that northern Europe is the land of beer and butter, while southern Europe is the land of wine and olive oil. This study seeks to examine the later medieval transition from wine to beer consumption in late-medieval Flanders.

https://sites.nd.edu/manuscript-studies/2019/04/17/alcohol-and-alcoholism-in-the-middle-ages-part-1/
Alcohol played a vital role in medieval society. In the Carmina Burana, the fearful forecasters of "O Fortuna" transform into the cheerful drinkers of "In taverna quando sumus." People on the fringes of Cairo reportedly celebrated Muhammad's birthday in 1388 by consuming 150 barrels of wine in an impromptu street festival. [2]

https://knightstemplar.co/from-mead-to-ale-a-journey-through-medieval-drinks/
Wines, with their rich aromas and captivating tastes, have been enjoyed for millennia. In medieval times, this drink took on an air of sophistication and class, becoming particularly associated with the nobility. As the drink evolved, so did its place in society, becoming integral to both sacred ceremonies and opulent feasts.

https://www.grunge.com/292998/did-people-drink-beer-in-the-middle-ages/
Homebrewing was a thing, yes, but uncommon. Beer in the medieval ages (476 CE through about 1300 CE) existed largely under the purvey of monks, as Alcohol: Problems and Solutions tells us, who held onto brewing, as an art, for about an entire millennium. As Medievalists cleverly points out, medieval writing extolled alcohol in the same way that

https://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/alcohol-consumption-by-children-in-late-medieval-and-early-modern-england/
In modern England and most other societies' alcohol is valued, but consumption is generally restricted to certain occasions and times of the day. In the late medieval and early modern era, however, the pattern of consumption was different. People consumed alcohol throughout the day and alcohol was an integral part of the daily diet.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/137v4ek/did_people_in_medieval_times_drink_anything/
Yes. I commend to your attention my main post on the matter . In terms of non-alcoholic, non-water drinks, there's not much in the sources I have available. Massimo Montanari's Medieval Tastes, which is where I'd expect to find testimony of such, covers only water, alcohol, and milk. However, we also have Paulina Lewicka's Food and Foodways of

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7b8jea/is_it_true_most_people_in_medieval_europe_drank/
Drinking water was scorned upon not for health reasons but for social status ones. It was sometimes known as the "beggar's drink", because it was free. Ale was someone one had to acquire or acquire the ingredients for. Additionally, water was one half of the "bread and water" diet for people assigned this penance at confession.

https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/alcohol-in-the-middle-ages/
Monks discovered that egg whites can clarify wine. This was a great advance to alcohol in the Middle Ages. 10. In Poland, as early as the Middle Ages, Polish kings had an alcohol monopoly. 11. Beer could pay for tithes, commerce, and taxes. 12. Few commoners in Feudal England ever tasted claret.

https://gizmodo.com/no-medieval-people-didnt-drink-booze-to-avoid-dirty-w-1533442326
Top image: Detail of people drinking, from a treatise on the Seven Vices. ... No, Medieval people didn't drink booze to avoid dirty water. By. Lauren Davis. Published February 28, 2014.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ykchzh/what_is_the_origin_of_the_medieval_people_drank/
I started with what I did at the top, which was find an exact quote that was old that matched exactly the myth. I used Google Books and restricted date range to 1900-1950. I believe the search terms attempts were something like "medieval drink beer instead of water" and "medieval drink wine instead of water".

https://alcohol.stackexchange.com/questions/268/did-everyone-drink-beer-in-the-middle-ages
Weak beer as an every-day drink continued for much longer than you might think. It was the introduction of tea/coffee that first started displacing it. Then, later, higher availability of milk, then juices and soft drinks continued the process. On Gotland, off the coast of Sweden, children were drinking weak beer as late as the 1960s.

https://www.medievalists.net/2023/05/drink-water-middle-ages/
One of the oddest myths about the Middle Ages is that people did not drink water. Many books and articles have repeated the idea that water was so polluted during this period that medieval men and women would only drink wine, ale or some other kind of beverage. However, there is plenty of evidence that people regularly drank water. It's true

https://zythophile.co.uk/2022/07/12/so-how-much-ale-did-a-medieval-peasant-actually-drink-much-much-less-than-you-think/
In the medieval period, one quarter of malt, according to Slavin, produced 35.3 gallons of strong ale and 60 gallons of weak ale, a total of 95.3 gallons. To make enough ale to give each adult their minimum liquid intake every day would require just over 5.86 million quarters of malt every year. A quarter is a volume measure, of course, and it

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/lxpt4e/just_how_much_alcohol_did_people_consume_in/
Whenever I see a medieval setting presented in various forms of media such as film & literature, alcohol seems to be a prevalent theme. I often see wine served on many occasions as the preferred beverage, even more so than drinking water along with the consumption of beer and ale anywhere from a casual setting like a glass beside your meal in a tavern to even in a church setting with monks

https://learning.box/video-11733-How-Much-Booze-Did-Medieval-People-Really-Drink-
TLDR The video script delves into the rich tapestry of medieval alcohol culture, debunking myths and shedding light on the social significance of drinking during that era. It covers the variety of alcoholic beverages consumed, including ale, wine, mead, cider, and perry, and explains the evolution of brewing techniques, from home-brewed ale to the commercial production of beer post-15th century.

https://forums.sassnet.com/index.php?/topic/342715-how-much-booze-did-medieval-people-really-drink/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2og6d4/how_was_alcohol_drunk_in_medieval_times/
Sort by: Qweniden. • 9 yr. ago. In medieval Europe alcohol was consumed on a fairly widespread basis. Drunkenness was a recognized problem in writings so its safe to assume that at least to some degree people recognized that moderation was important. That said, the general consensus was that alcohol was beneficial to health and wellbeing.

https://www.etonline.com/justin-timberlake-returns-to-new-york-to-perform-after-dwi-charge-a-timeline-of-events-surrounding
He was with a group of around 6-7 people including men, women and some young adults.There wasn't anyone in the dining room, but there were a few people still drinking at the bar.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5mw93h/how_much_alcohol_did_medieval_europeans_actually/
How much alcohol did Medieval Europeans actually drink? There is the common idea that low alcohol drinks were often used as a substitute for water due to calories and lesser chances of waterborne diseases. How true is this and how much would say for example a English yeoman actually drink on a typical day? This thread is archived.