Now that drinking 10L of alcohol everyday isn't needed for FEP bonuses, why not make it useful for miners, or other high energy intensive jobs.
In addition to adding nice quality scaling ability buffs, and penalties. Alcohol (and tea) could restore a small amount of energy.
Let's face the facts. Do you really think that anyone would smash rocks all day without getting smashed first? Forcing or hearthlings to mine or chop trees all day without drinking a couple cold ones before and after is just unethical.
bonus points for alcohol wound