I feel like this is not so much a bug as just a fact of living in medieval times. They drank more booze than water. I say they should keep the ale consumption as is and just make it easier to grow hops. I want my villagers sloshed to the gills in historically accurate fashion god dammit.
I really enjoy the concept of this game but I would be really pissed at its current state if I hadn't gotten it for "free" on Game Pass. This is in waaaaay to rough a state to be charging $40 for.
And yeah, I get that it's a small (I kinda doubt the claim of 1 man, but okay) team but it's being backed by a publisher and just isn't in a good enough state even for early access.