Editing Small beer (section)

{{Short description|Beer variety, with low alcohol content}}
{{for|related companies|Small Beer Press|Small Beer Brew Co.}}
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| name         = Small beer 
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| caption      = A modern [[Belgium|Belgian]] ''tafelbier''
| type         = Lager or ale 
| abv          = Between 0.5% to 2.8%
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| origin       = Europe and North America
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'''Small beer''' (also known as '''small ale''' or '''table beer''') is a [[lager]] or [[ale]] that contains a lower amount of [[alcohol by volume]] than most others, usually between 0.5% and 2.8%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Foods of England|url=https://www.foodsofengland.info/smallbeer.html|access-date=20 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="tdb" /> Sometimes unfiltered and porridge-like, it was a favoured drink in [[Medieval Europe]] and colonial [[North America]] compared with more expensive beer containing higher levels of [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/could-you-drink-beer-instead-of-water-and-still-survive-457081579|title = Could you drink beer instead of water and still survive?| date=20 March 2013 }}</ref> Small beer was also produced in households for consumption by children and by servants.