Believe it or not my friend the Bible does NOT specifically forbid the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Perhaps the strongest verses in this regard would be these:
"And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;" Eph 5:18
"For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:" I Peter 4:3
What it is teaching is moderation and control rather than excessive license and lack of control. Some people will read into that 'teatotalling', but I don't believe that is God's message to men.
See also these words written by the Apostle Paul:
"Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities." I Tim 5:23