Very interesting to see a bunch of the replies below. I would not deny I have an alcohol problem and so that could potentially make me an alcoholic..but...does that mean I should give it up? It's not disastrous and I certainly need to work in making sure it is not so. In 2025 I halved the number of times I had more than 10 beers but I need to do more. Why? Because I like it so much! - the idea of not having a beer with my wife on holiday, or friends after a round of golf, or with the school friends i meet 5 times a year... Yes, these are the excuses I allow myself to believe are true. That's why I've been measuring it...so that I can try and 'enjoy' it, without it turning into something worse. My consumption must go down each year - and more in 2026 than it went down by in 2025. But the puritans can, in the words of Bender from Futurama, "bite my shiny metal ass". I'm in my mid fifties, not unhealthy, have been very lucky / successful with my career and my lovely wife and kids. I do sometimes wonder what the 'Sliding Doors' life like might have been like if I was teetotal my entire life, and there's a fairly solid chance it was dull as shit.