A look into how much people have dunk historically compared to present www.lefineder.com/p/when-did-people-stop-being-drunk
Some snippets
“[beer] … was subsequently contributing around a 1/3 of government revenue in England and a 1/4 of government revenue in Holland”
“For English soldiers, it’s long been accepted to receive 8 pints of beer (4.5 L) as a daily ration”