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It's not strictly-speaking beer as we understand it today. It's not even ale or gruit.
To call the processes used in those various practices brewing isn't exactly accurate either. Here, if you're inclined, take a look at this.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uxdmbzxqaxo64n6/The_Barbarians_Beverage._A_History_of_Beer_in_Ancient_Europe.pdf?dl=0
This is going to look like I'm splitting hairs, but the European tradition is separate, and the word 'beer' refers to the product of that European-derived process. Other fermented grain beverages aren't beer the same way kvass isn't beer. Anyway, check the book out; you'll probably dig it.
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