7 Myths About The Middle Ages That Everyone Still Believes In

Because of the dirty water, everyone drank wine and beer

We have been fooled by movies and fantasy novels. It turns out that medieval people did not drink as much alcohol as we think. Most cities were then built near large bodies of freshwater, and only industrial facilities that worked with dyes were dangerous. Beer was much weaker than today’s IPA’s and porters, so the workers would drink it to quench their thirst after or during hard work.