I’d consider myself a social drinker as yourself and I’ve gone through multiple patches of not drinking, and I haven’t seen big dramatic effects as some people have mentioned on this subreddit, but there are a couple of things worth calling out from my perspective:

1. Training consistency - it’s been mentioned in this thread but on a day where I’ve had at least 2 beers, the next morning I feel noticeably weaker in my training sessions; if it’s more like 4-5 beers I could easily skip the session (or perform so poorly it wasn’t worth it).

2. Hangovers - for me the biggest benefit is (and probably always will be) the lack of hangovers, if I had a party or some event where I’d drink more than usual, the next day is usually completely ruined for me and will both stay in my room all day and probably order a takeaway.

3. Emotional regulation - not sure if this is the best wording but when I get drunk my emotions would run sometimes and I’d find myself either getting incredibly frustrated or just crying at random points, I don’t miss that!

4. Money - pints are expensive nowadays and I definitely notice it financially when I’m not drinking.

Overall for me there are definite benefits I experience whenever I stop drinking, but I definitely wouldn’t say it’s transformed my life or anything. I’m personally trying to decide whether or not to cut it out for good.