As of July 1988, all states have had a minimum drinking age of 21 years. However, most states provide exceptions that permit adults under that age to consume alcohol legally.
Although the legal drinking age is historically determined by the state, all states now have the same age: 21.
21 (unless for religious ceremony)#
again there are people who live in the UK
The legal age to buy or consume alcohol in the United States of America is 21years of age. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age http://www.blurtit.com/q687923.html
18Added Answer:In most states the legal age to drink alcohol is now 21, even though the age when a minor becomes and adult and can even vote is only 18.
The legal drinking age is 21. However, most states provide a variety of exceptions for religious, health, educational and other purposes.
You have to be 21 years old to purchase or drink alcohol.
you may have to be 21 or older to be drinking
The legal age in the U.S. is 21 years of age and it is also required to have an up to date and legal id.
WRONG: You must be at least 21 years or older of age to drink alcohol in the United States.Correct for the question asked: This first answer is incorrect, the legal age to "drink alcohol" is different from state to state, the legal age to "purchase alcohol" in the USA is 21. This was estatblish with the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, the act said the any state that didn't not change the legal age to purchase alcohol to 21 years of age, would lose partial funding from the Federal Aid Highway Act; 10% I believe. So check your state laws on the legal age to drink, In Virginia parents, and legal guardians are allowed by law to allow their children to consume alcohol in their own home, when a parent is present, and has served the minor.i think it doesn't matter if anyone drinks in their own home under 21 in America who is going to know i mean come on who is going to know only if you are stupid enough to go out into the street in America and shout out excuse me i am only 18 and i have just drank over a gallon of beer i mean come on in your own home its private and your parents are the law in their own home i know i drank under the legal age in my parents home when i was still living at home
In the US - no. To sell or serve alcohol you must be of 'legal' age for that state.
Legally you have to be 21 years old to drink alchohol. This applies to the US. In the UK, the laws allow you to consume beverages of an alcoholic nature from the age of 18.2121, anywhere in the US it is 21As in most states in the US, you need to be 21 to drink alcohol in Florida.
in Mexico you can purchase alcohol when you are 18 yrs old.
A US resident can drink in Canada, if he/she is of the legal drinking age. The legal drinking age in Canada is 18 or 19, depending on where you are. Underage drinking by 16-17 year olds under parental supervision is permitted in Manitoba.
In the US, drinking age is 21 in all 50 states. 19 year olds are not permitted to purchase or consume alcohol (except in certain limited exceptions, such as church wine). Their country of origin is irrelevant. When a person is in the US, he/she must abide by US laws, regardless of the laws in their home country.