Is Alcohol Responsible for the Emergence of Civilization?

Alcohol, our desire to brew beer and get a little tipsy, is responsible for the emergence of civilization. Our hunter gatherer ancestors were like, think about how much easier it would be to get drunk if we stopped having to move around all the time. It was surprising to me that this wasn't more widely known. So i already had a sense that alcohol is playing this important role in helping us adapt to civilization,. In helping us be more successful as cultr s.