Disclaimer: this node is being coded with several beers inside me, and more going down.

Perfectly on topic, then!

For me, to sum up, alcohol or drugs do not strictly help when coding, if ever. And I do not have any personal experience coding for work after having drunk even a single beer, I think. But indeed I agree with you that a moderate amount of an alcoholic drink helps relaxating and being creative - actually I happened to find a solution to problems that had been defying me while at the pub having a beer with my friends.