Yep. The pilgrims had no intention of settling at Plymouth rock, they were heading to the Virginia Territories but ran out of beer. Water goes stale and sours when stored in the oak casks aboard ship, but beer holds up just fine. Sailors, and pilgrims too, were on a steady diet of beer on the way over because it could be stored. When it began to run out, they had to make landfall simply as a matter of survival. The first thing they built after landing was a brewery.