I'm also not too keen on going to bars or other venues where drinking is featured. Doesn't matter if it's framed as a "test," a show of strength in terms of sobriety, or just part of an occasional routine. Everyone who's done what you did in early sobriety, Dean, feels great about it the first time. But followup visits are never the same. I'd rather have a colonoscopy than sit around with people who are drinking.