If I were to do a brewing mod, I'd have a generic beer (ale? probably a lager actually, but I digress...), a generic cider that could be made with either apples or pears, a not-tequila-but-it's-totally-tequila (since proper Tequila is licensed much like champagne) made of cactus flowers, snowcherry wine or schnapps, and banana cocktails for the jungle map; and then a generic grain whisky and a generic fruit spirit distilled from any of the other fruit drinks.
My logic is this: lager is a "main" drink, something the townies and heroes have after a hard day's work which would negate any happiness drain of the working day, the fruit drinks are "celebration"/"party" drinks that give more happiness but have a chance to be over-indulged on, and the stronger spirit and whisky are for a nip of courage... and may or may not be useful as the basis of Molotov cocktails...

What's that you're eating? A nice, juicy apple? You weren't supposed to eat that you fool, you were supposed to make it into a pie! - last words recorded words of Francis D'Avre before he went looking for snowcherries, but found a hungry Yeti instead.