It gives an alternate place for player characters to gather, in communities too small to believably support an actual tavern. One has to remember that much of the game world ought to be very sparse, that it doesn't take place in 19th century England where every tiny community has a pub. From my perspective, there's something prosaic in having the players sit outside a bakery, snipping off a bit of onion with a knife and popping it into their mouth, before taking a bite of bread.
I need to add a page under "small beer," as I'm sure most people don't know what that is. The "small" refers to the amount of alcohol; the beer was a safer drinking alternative to well water, with something like half-to-one percent proof.
I like this one. The last part of the post is the best, and I'll definitely bring it to my games.
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