Beer is for hydration, Bourbon is for Birdies (or boredom if there are no birdies to be had). I seem to find a few birds a round, so I’m usually ok there. I was never big on drinking and golfing at the same time, but with a couple of the guys I play with, it’s really the only way I don’t get irritated by the 6th hole with the time between shots. They aren’t playing slow, they just suck, so many times there’s 6 shots between my tee shot and my second shot, I can’t stand waiting. I can’t play for score with them, so I just have some beverages and enjoy being outside.