Sayyiduna Daylam al-Himyari (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! We live in a cold land, and to do our heavy work we make a drink from wheat so that we can work more; this is how it is in our land. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Does it intoxicate?" I said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Avoid it." Then I came before him and said the like of that, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Does it intoxicate?" I said: Yes! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Avoid it." Then I said: The people will not give it up. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If they do not give it up, then kill them."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الأشربة والحد فيها / 17366