Stop in for a cup of coffee

My doc says zero meat but we've found tried and tested "gout diets" where the guys saying wild caught salmon, free range chicken etc. is okay in moderation. Not sure I understand the logic because I've heard Purines is what causes it and it can come from the DNA in animal meat. My weight will benefit from no beer/alcohol but I'll be bummed to be a vegetarian the rest of my life, so trying stuff