Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US campus) to find someone attractive because of the influence of alcohol.

1990		Eble Campus Sl. Nov.
1998		Eble Campus Sl. Apr. 1: beer goggle – overestimate the attractiveness of another because of impaired judgement caused by alcohol.
2003		The Ferrett ‘Alcoholism’ at TheFerrett.com 🌐 Minor-league beer goggling involves sleeping with someone you hadn’t expected to – but it was somebody you knew. Full-tilt beer goggling involves waking up with somebody you’ve never met before – and for some reason, they always look like they just shambled off the set of Poltergeist.