> "Beer" had like 1% of alcohol content. Just enough to keep it without bacteria.

You need closer to 40% alcohol.

> Nobody cared what they liked.

Not in the British Navy. Food was very important to morale and they got a lot of it with the best quality they could manage. Meat every day was luxury few people could afford.

Mutiny was a very real risk. That's why warships carried so many marines. Good food goes a long way to preventing this.