Comment by beloch
8 months ago
Ever gotten a bad case of gastroenteritis from a restaurant that made you swear never to go back and even turned you off an entire style of cuisine for, at least, a little while?
A few brushes with bad water might have given folk a strong preference for beer, just to be on the safe side, even if most water was safe.
Yet same wouldn’t apply to stale beer that went bad after a few days or weeks?
No, it wouldn't. It's very difficult to produce beer where harmful organisms can multiply. Post-fermentation it's an extremely difficult environment for most organisms.
Brewed beer can get yeast or bacterial infections, especially if you cannot refrigerate it and don't have the means to sanitize recipients.
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