Beer gave drunk something to drink, other than water (8)
I believe the answer is:
beverage
'to drink other than water' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'beer gave drunk' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates anagramming the letters.
'beer'+'gave'='beergave'
'beergave' with letters rearranged gives 'BEVERAGE'.
'something' is the link.
This may not be correct. It may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for beverage that I've seen before include "Prepared drink" , "Liquid refreshment" , "Any drink, say a beer" , "Non-alcoholic drink" , "Drink other than water" .)