Wine was prohibited at the time it was prohibited, and their drink at that time was made from unripe dates and ripe dates.
أخبرنا سويد بن نصر قال أنبأنا عبد الله عن حميد الطويل
حرمت الخمر حين حرمت وإنه لشرابهم البسر والتمر
Sahih. Ahmad related it: 3/181, from the hadith of Humayd, at length, and it is in Kubra, no. 5052. It has other routes with Bukhari, nos. 5580 and 5584, and others.Abdullah is Ibn Mubarak.