Why is Saint Matthias the patron saint of alcoholics?

Clement of Alexandria (Strom., III, 4) records a sentence that is ascribed to Saint Matthias in which he says “we must combat our flesh, set no value upon it, and concede to it nothing that can flatter it, but rather increase the growth of our soul by faith and knowledge.” The nature of this saying and its encouragement to grow in self-mastery and virtue is most likely why Saint Matthias is attributed to being one of the patron saints of those struggling with alcoholism.