I think that they were talking about distilled spirits. Neither wine nor beer is distilled.
Although..........................you can take a can of your favorite beer, put it into the freezer for a bit, and freeze most of the water into ice, and the remaining liquid is mostly alcohol, quite a bit more concentrated than when you started to freeze it. It tastes like crap, but will get you more buzzed quicker than just plain beer.
I didn't know..