@washugrad - I had wondered about the geography aspect of it. Not that that changes the definition posted by @oldmom4896 above. I also noticed in that CDC definition of standard drinks that beer is listed at 5% alcohol content. Many of the craft beers that are so popular now have higher ABUs (I think that is the acryonym). Interestingly, at breweries, those are always listed by each of the beer offerings. I wonder if that discclosure is a legal requirement? Since they are all coming from taps, there is no can or bottle that one can read, so I am assuming so.
I don’t think my friends are going to judge me negatively if I decide to not resume drinking once Lent is over. It will just be a new normal for me. I have historically been a person who drank. It has been enlightening to me to learn that so many on this thread are non-drinkers or drink very rarely. That is just not typical among my circle of friends. I don’t anticipate losing friends because I quit drinking. I don’t work, so the skipping post-work happy hours (or drinking club soda at them) will not be an issue I face. I can certainly see where that would be difficult as those were common during my working days back in the dark ages.
I’m reading a book on ceasing alcohol consumption called This Naked Mind and have also discovered a website called “One Year No Beer.” Both are making for interesting reading. The photos of the latter are particularly telling and often quite dramatic.