Related beverages

There are a number of related beverages such as kvass, sahti and chicha.
Africa: Hundreds of local drinks, such as millet beer, made from millet, sorghum, and other available starch crops.
Andes, South America: Chicha, an Andean beverage made from germinated corn.
Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet and Sikkim: Chhaang, a popular semi-fermented rice/millet drink in the eastern Himalaya.
China: Huangjiu,Choujiu.Jiǔ refers to all alcoholic drinks, most of which are distilled liquors (báijiǔ), but there are traditional grain-based relatives of beer such as sulima, made by the Mosuo people, and lijiang yinjiu, made by the Nakhi people, both in the Lijiang region of Yunnan.
Finland: Sahti, a traditional Finnish beer.
Indonesia: Brem, a Balinese fermented rice wine.
Japan: Sake, a rice-based drink fermented with aspergillus fungus that is inoculated into the rice, then called Kyojin.
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia: Kumis (in Kyrgyz called kymyz), is the fermented mare's milk drink popular in many parts of Central Asia and Mongolia. It is very easy to obtain as it is sold in any market and at small stands on the side of the highway in rural areas as a source of income for the local nomads.
Kyrgyzstan: Bozo is a low alcohol, somewhat porridgey drink made from millet. The Kyrgyz are also fans of kymyz.
Mexico: Pulque, an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the agave plant. Though commonly believed to be a beer, the main carbohydrate is a complex form of fructose rather than starch.
Russia/Ukraine: Kvass, a fermented nonalcoholic or mildly alcoholic beverage.
Bouza: An ancient Egyptian beer made from bread which is still made in Sudan.