Had never heard of that before. Thanks for the link. So its probably that brain damage also only happens at levels that put the liver at risk, and maybe that's why this isn't observed in the OP study?
https://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j2353
The consensus is slowly moving towards there not being a healthy amount of alcohol consumption.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...