Drinking alcohol with a cold

Answer 1

If a couple of drinks make you feel better, no harm. Getting drunk: always harmful, especially since it will cause you to become dehydrated and prevent your body from absorbing the nutrients from food that it needs to help fight off the infection.

Answer 2

No, beer alone will not cure a cold, and in larger (i.e. more than one a day) amounts will probably hinder the body's ability to fight iff the infection.