PBA and Brisker, Alcohol serves a purpose in moderation. As far as kids are concerned when you reach the legal age of drinking you can “choose” whether you want to or not but always know that Jews use alcohol in moderation for kiddush and l’chaim. That is the message WE must teach our children. Even I didn’t tell my kids alcohol is the devil’s milk.
I made 3 weddings b”h, none with an open bar. We had what is known as a “champaign bar”. WE served only wine and no one had any complaints. They were all very lebedick simchas, B”H everyone was on a high from the simcha and not from the booze. No one got drunk and no one made fools of themselves.
RB, again. I was not going to go into my speech. YOU asked remember?