I've stayed at the AKL a few times. You can buy a beer down by the pool for about $5, or if you are like me and have a small soft cooler, you can bring a couple (not glass) down to the pool with you also. I think they sell them cheaper at the shop in the resort, but I always make a grocery stop on the way and get some snacks anyway. It's not like some resorts, where the wait staff go around taking orders as much (like in Hawaii or places) from what I remember. You'll have a fridge in your room. They don't mind you bringing snacks and drinks down to the pool (it's very casual, but nice) as long as it's not glass.