[TigeriusKirk]

Interesting. I'm in my 50s, and I've found the Ballmer Peak to be a real thing for me ever since college. It's consistently been 2-3 beers. More than that brings a very steep dropoff in productivity, but I wonder if those 2-3 beers are de-egoing my programming. I suspect in my case they are.

[Mo3]

I'd strongly tend to say "No" - alcohol is liquid ego, in my experience. Even a single beer will diminish awareness and consciousness.