Hey beeraholic! I think I was much the same kind of drinker as you, but it was getting worse. 4-6 beers every evening and sometimes a couple at lunch...but weekends were sliding out of control and it was getting messy. I too stopped for nearly six weeks last summer, felt confident that I could handle it and then, to my surprise realized I couldn't. I was quickly back to where I was before or indeed worse.
It took me 8 months to get back to SR but I'm so glad I did. 40 days sober tomorrow and I'm so thankful that I've managed to make that choice for me and my family. The quality time I spend with my kids now is streets ahead of what it was like before.
Good luck with your choice. You deserve a better life
