At Cerro Baúl in Peru, the Wari maintained a large-scale brewery producing chicha from maize and molle berries. Archaeological evidence links the brewery with feasting, diplomacy, elite women brewers, and the political life of an Andean state.

The Wari Chicha Brewery's operation at Cerro Baúl represents a significant cultural practice that informed ceremonial poetry and oral traditions. This non-European perspective on ritualistic drink highlights the importance of indigenous practices in shaping poetic forms and narratives, particularly in regions where written records are scarce.