No pain, but still swollen 2 months later?

I am a 29 year old male, very thin and in relatively good shape. I developed gout in my big toe about 6-8 weeks ago beginning with the terrible pain in the middle of the night for 3-4 days, accompanied with a swollen joint. After the severe pain subsided, the swelling did not. I drank a ton of water every day for about a week, and the swelling never subsided. Still, there was absolutely no pain.

Almost 2 months later and things have not changed. The joint is still relatively swollen and there has seemingly been no pain at all. I like to play a lot of golf and I walk, and I walk with ease without any pain also. To be honest I had kind of forgotten all about the joint even being a little swollen since it doesn’t interrupt my daily routine. However, this morning I noticed a little tenderness for the first time in 2 months, and that reminded me that the swelling of my joint hasn’t really gone down, and pushed me to post about it.

Is a swollen gout joint with no accompanying pain normal for gout sufferers? I don’t know how to make the swelling diminish. Does it mean I’m having a gout attack even without pain, or just that I am not icing it or taking enough ibuprofen? As for me my diet isn’t excellent, but it’s not terrible. I don’t eat out a lot, but when I eat at home there is some red meat (although I have been substituting turkey a lot lately) and it’s nearly impossible for me to give up lite beer. I wouldn’t think I do beer or red meat in excess, though I’m sure even a little probably aids in my gout not going away completely. Thanks for any help.