Gotta love the booze, especially on the trail. I usually bring 151 as well. Never needed to use it as fire starter, though I think that might be a very tough decision for me hehe. My buddy will carry a bottle of something also, he varies what he brings...never beer though. The only time I would bring beer camping is car camping or at festivals.

Neat trick to cool down drinks provided there is water around. I tie the hot booze bottle or water I just boiled and dip it in to the body of water and let it sit for a while. Obviously I wouldn't dip my bottles in to scum laden water, but ya know what I mean. Eventually it cools down and is refreshing. I did this a lot in the Great Smokies last summer. Was hot 85+ days, I boiled water and dipped it in to the fresh cool river nearby. Worked like a charm!