Something about your post sounds too vicarious for me. To buy a "special kind" of beer for anyone, but especially someone dear like husband/partner, and then ride so closely their experience of drinking....this would mean I am mentally in trouble and close to another relapse.
I am talking about ME and I realize YOU may be different.
Edit: i think I'm just too freshly bucked off that horse to want the kind of experience you described. Kind of went all over me, I guess. I hope you are doing really well, Notgonnastoptry!