Mother thinks I have a problem

I have a serious passion for beer. The smell of it, the feeling as it goes down, the vibes, the soothing experience. I consider drinking it a hobby really. However this hobby has also created a unique situation. At most I drink once a day, like we’re talking 1 beer.

It’s because I enjoy the beer, I don’t need to get drunk. In fact I’d rather not even get drunk. Due to this, I “drink drink” every month or 2. Generally the idea of throwing up or getting sick just doesn’t appeal to me.

So currently I just got a new job where I can’t drink at all cause it’s a driving job that’s on call. I mentioned to my ma that I’m concerned that I’m gonna miss beer, because the longest I go before I need another is like 2 or 3 months.

After that, my ma is sitting there talking to me like I just got off some 5 day binge and am going for another. Like actually said it was a problem (for the record I haven’t drank any beer in a month because I was in between jobs and couldn’t afford it) But my ma is convinced that I’m an alcoholic. I’m just sitting here like… What? If it were up to me I’d have 1 beer every day, but that’s 1 beer. It’s like a soda. I don’t understand the problem? If I have 1 beer every day that doesn’t effect anything, and I haven’t drank in like a month anyways. Yet my ma is convinced I’m an alcoholic.

I promise in this post I’m not leaving any part of the story out. I don’t have any history of alcoholism (unless you count getting drunk 1-2 times a week in my mid 20s) And ask anyone I know and they’d say that I have a very healthy mindset with alcohol.

Am I an alcoholic? Or is my ma just overreacting?