C2H5OH in comestible substances is bad from the get-go, IMHO.
What I have learned as an octogenarian is that ethanol is a toxin, a deadly poison, and those who ingest it are fools, as I had been. People find excuses to use it as a recreational substance, but any amount of it drunken makes one in-toxic-ated. It kills living cells in direct contact with this chemical.
Under certain controlled circumstances when administered medically it can be beneficial enough to temporarily offset its life-killing properties, but over the long haul its use kills not only one's living cellular tissues, but also afflicts relationships with animals, other humans, as well as with the Creator of both flesh and spirit, The One Who advises otherwise.
One needs no excuse to exclude it or the people who use it (as I once did, regrettably) from one's life experiences. But the reasons are plentiful, as a truly wise person completely understands and agrees.
When I use to travel to China, I’m convinced that a drink or two at dinner often helped to keep the some form of illness away.