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Comment by 8n4vidtmkvmk

It was 4.5L per day though. Enough to stupefy any man or keep them drunk all day.

"For sailors the beer supplied was of the strong kind (10%-15% alcohol) since this was the only kind that preserved itself well in the sea, hence drunk as a sailor."

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