People lying about their 21st birthday just to get free drinks

[doreen]

Are you talking about bars or clubs? Because I’ve never been to a bar that carded people at the door or even prohibited entry to people under 21.

[scabpicker]

I have seen people being carded at the door of a bar (not a club with bands playing). Two I can think of were a bar in Denton, TX (a college town) that regularly did this, and a bar in Deep Ellum (I’ve only seen that on weekend nights, there).

[sta3535]

Both bars and clubs

It must be location based since every bar that I’ve been to (so far) has carded everyone at the door or inside before entry.

[JohnGalt]

@hajario

That’s odd. My first legal drink was at a bar around the corner from my house. I went in at the stroke of midnight on my real 21st birthday. I showed the bartender my ID and I got free drinks on the house all night which for me was only a couple of shots of tequila but still. Everyone I knew celebrated at midnight the same way. Of course different times, jurisdictions and bars have different rules.

Yep. Here’s the state statute in Minnesota. No midnight partying for you!

Attainment of age. With respect to purchasing, possessing, consuming, selling, furnishing, and serving alcoholic beverages, a person is not 21 years of age until 8:00 a.m. on the day of that person’s 21st birthday.

[kayaker]

@sta3535

every bar that I’ve been to (so far) has carded everyone at the door or inside before entry.

You need to visit a few working-man’s bars that typically have three drinkers spaced along the bar drinking shots&beers.

[doreen]

@sta3535

It must be location based since every bar that I’ve been to (so far) has carded everyone at the door or inside before entry.

Are you by any chance in a college town? Because that might make a difference.

I’m not sure if the bars @kayaker mentioned are what I would call “old man bars” - dark , quiet , no fancy/frozen drinks, a single , small old TV on mute but they don’t check ID at the door , either, Nor do bar & grills or taverns that have a few tables and serve burgers etc. They don’t have anyone at the door to check ids.

[sta3535]

I live near a bigger city that has several neighborhoods and areas that have a nice mixture of restaurants, bars, clubs, and taverns.

There’s a college area, an area with several bars and restaurants geared more towards Gen Z & Millennials, and several surrounding bars and taverns that are geared more towards Gen X and Boomers.

So it probably depends on the bar/location, since I do remember certain places asking for ID’s at the front counter, even though the college/younger areas may or may not be that much different from each other.

[kayaker]

@doreen

I’m not sure if the bars @kayaker mentioned are what I would call “old man bars”

Guilty as charged.

[TriPolar]

I don’t understand this at all. Bartenders will card anyone saying they just turned 21. Others might want to buy someone a drink on their 21st birthday but the same problem exists. OTOH I know someone who says it’s his birthday at restaurants to get a free slice of cake even though it may come with a terrible rendition of something that is not Happy Birthday for copyright reasons.

[Spoons]

@doreen

I’m not sure if the bars @kayaker mentioned are what I would call “old man bars” - dark , quiet , no fancy/frozen drinks, a single , small old TV on mute but they don’t check ID at the door , either, Nor do bar & grills or taverns that have a few tables and serve burgers etc. They don’t have anyone at the door to check ids.

My kind of place!