I really liked regular beer a lot back then too, know what you mean.
I also liked what drinking high-octane mouthwash did for me. But sober I don't drink low-alcohol content mouthwash.
Drinking alcoholic beverages was always about the alcohol they contained (the more the better). Drinking a little of something that seems almost the same as what almost killed me isn't tempting, but I've no opinion on how much of it others may choose to drink and their motives for drinking substitutes for their old favorites doesn't interest me.
We each make our own decisions on this question and on so many other things that can help or hurt us.