The easiest way to solve your problem for me would be to replace the beer drinking with something else. Go bowling on Friday nights? Do something active instead of just drink. Take a class in something that interests you, maybe a craft of some kind that would be relaxing to practice, or start a new ritual; take up line dancing at a country western bar? :-) Form a group of friends that actually do something active together and try to concentrate on the activity more than on when the next beer is going to be needed?