[vagrantJin]

Not to disagree but can you define nebulous terms like excess and put those in context for us who may not be professionals with underlying knowledge of quantity of what acceptable levels and excess are.

Anecdotally, I drink a lot of beer but only twice a week. The rest of the week I may very well be a monk. Not a drop. Does the quantity I consume on weekends count as excess? On what scale or timeline?

[darkerside]

Not OP, but his description lines up with my experience. Short answer is, probably imo. Long answer is, every person is different, and if you don't have gout, you may never get it.

In my case, I had what I thought was a persistent toe sprain for years and only later realized it was gout. I'm sure alcohol contributed, as did dehydration, poor running form, the keto diet I was on, and sudden weight loss.