Help developing a concept into a build...

[karossii]

Okay, have had a character concept brewing* for a while now. I've looked into a few ways to flesh it out into a build, but none seem to work satisfactorily.

First, the concept. It is simple, yet hard to make it work.
A Dwarf. (check, simple enough!)
Melee style fighter. (yeah, okay - what is so hard about this?)
Who is never without a mug (stein) of ale in his hand. (sounds like most Dwarfs so far...)
And fights (effectively) primarily with said mug. (Here's the hiccup!)

So the first thing I have looked into is the humble beginnings trait, which essentially grants proficiency with a mug, plus treats unarmed foes as flat footed when I attack them with my mug.

Next, I looked at a drunken master monk. Love the concept. But it conflicts with the other half of the build, master of the empty hand. I can get one or the other. Not both. (either one works with sensei, which I think would be awesome - dump STR, pump WIS and CON, fight as an old drunkard who wins with luck and guile, not brute force)

Okay, so monk kindof works, but I have to make sacrifices and stretch it a bit. I can fill in for the missing archetype with some feats and roleplay. But it isn't that effective!

I then looked into a drunken brawler barbarian. Really, I think the monk is better at it than this. Even adding in some other archetypes and/or feats, it is not the same flavor I was looking for. Sure, there are some rage powers based on drinking during combat. But I got hooked on that old weaker but wise and lucky drunk, sensei.

So I try to see if fitting in a few levels of fighter might work. Not really. The Cad archetype came closest, and that isn't even as good as the barbarian. Which, I am still open to the barbarian. Just thinking I prefer the monk.

Now I come to the Advice forum and post asking for some advice. What would be the best way to build an effective melee skirmisher, who is a total lush and fights with his ale stein?

OH, and keeping it PFS legal (so level 12 max, aside from PFS limited options)

*Pun intended!

[karossii]

I did have a brief mental exercise substituting an Asura Spawned Tiefling for Dwarf. Similar stats, but the Hideous Laughter ability could really be mixed in for flavor. Still open to that, if it could be as or more effective...