Lars Marius Garshol will be doing a talk at the festival on the subject of whether people once drank beer against thirst every day. Most people have heard that “people used to drink beer instead of water, because the water was not safe.” Other people have heard of this as “the Medieval water myth“. So which is it? Is it true or is it a myth? We deep-dive into the subject and learn that it’s not a simple yes or no. Getting something to drink in the past was trickier than it seemed.