Originally Posted by
justanother1 
I think for some real introverts it can help. But just for a short period of time.
I myself, and many others that I have met, are more social with a couple of drinks in us than cold sober. However, I can not have a couple of drinks and stop there. 9 times out of ten, I will go on to drink till I passout or blackout.
Many research experiments show people are better able to do some tasks better with small amounts of alcohol in them (including driving). In my early days of drinking, I could bowl better with 2 beers, play pool better with 2 beers and converse with a stranger better with 2 beers. In my later stages of drinking, there was no such thing as having only 2 beers.