Mead.
a Middle Age quaff would be "mead." defined as an alchoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
Beer.
Kombucha is a drink made by fermenting sweetened tea with a culture of yeast and bacteria.
A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel., A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas., A meadow.
Mead which is a drink made from fermented honey.
Mead (IPA: /ˈmiːd/) is a fermented alcoholic beverage made of honey, water, and yeast. Meadhing (ˈmɛ.ðɪŋ) is the practice of brewing honey. Mead is also colloquially known as "honey wine". A brewery that deals specifically in mead is called either a meadery or a mazery.
You could be thinking of mead.
Here's a great recipe. Go to Motherearthnews.com and put in Making mead in the search engine, and print the recipe. It is very easy but remember to sanitize EVERYTHING!! Even the packet of yeast if you are using a yeast especially made for making your mead. I made mine using the FIJI water, and 24 ounces of honey and it worked for 14 weeks. It will be ready to drink on February 14, 2011, although it had quite a punch when I bottled it. Hope this helps!!
Mead is an alcoholic beverage made from honey, water, and sometimes other ingredients like fruits or spices. To make mead, honey is diluted with water, yeast is added to ferment the mixture, and the mixture is left to ferment for a period of time, typically several weeks to several months. The fermentation process converts the sugars in the honey into alcohol, resulting in a sweet and flavorful drink.
mead is simply what we would call today "honey-wine" it is simply a fermented beverage made of water, honey, and yeast.
Mead was made with barley, honey, spices, fruits, yeast, (it was closer to beer than wine!)
Mead is made from honey, water, and yeast, while beer is made from malted barley, water, hops, and yeast. The production process for mead involves fermenting honey and water, while beer involves mashing barley, boiling with hops, and fermenting.