"It's very good advice. Wine gets you the exact right type of bent"
for socializing without embarrassing yourself. I think beer is the same way.
I have an annual cycle where I drink only beer for a long period of time, then I forgot why I don't drink mixed drinks, start putting mix drinks in the rotation and then have an incident where I feel embarrassed myself and swear off mixed drinks...until I forget why I swore off mixed drinks.
********** "Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson