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You're both right. The beer people drank back then was usually very low alcohol content. It was essentially fermented just enough so that it would stay safe to drink for a while. There was stronger stuff, yes, but especially the stuff they had on ships was very weak.
not saying anyone's wrong in this thread, but i would love to read sources on this
Here you go :)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_beer
Same with the famous pirate rum.