Nah. Wife-beaters were those white sleeveless vests with the narrow shoulders:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/opinion/are-we-really-still-calling-this-shirt-a-wife-beater.html
I could never see the point of string vests. They’re not warm, they don’t cover the skin under a thin shirt, they don’t absorb sweat . . . ???String vests???
Stella Artois reduced it alcohol content from 5.2% to 4% after it started being called ‘Wife-beater’. I can assure you I never beat up anyone after drinking a pint of 5.2% Stella.
Remember Carlsberg Special Brew? 9% alcohol content. I really loved that stuff. I used to sip it from a glass goblet.