"Beer's less strong. You can have a couple beers and still get work done, harder to do that with whiskey. Got some guys who don't drink water, just beer." Not that Bobby was quite that extreme or it'd be a lot harder to keep in any sort of shape. Or to stay somewhat sober around his boys, which he did try. "I got whiskey though, if you'd rather."

He considered Michael's face again. "Though I don't know how well a beatin' like that mixes with alcohol."