Are German bars and clubs all full of teenagers?

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Fenris Troll Ripper JPA RT ATL Â®

As of January 1st this year the LAW changed in Germany I believe and it is 18+ now only.

Before that you could go from ages 16 up until like Midnight or 10 pm I cannot remember the exact time not having been a teen myself. They could only get beer, not shots and such. Then the late night was for adults.

Now it is all 18+ in Germany though you can still have drinks at a restaurant with your family, a glass of wine or beer if you are with them. That is usually allowed still I believe, but I would have to double check to ensure that law has not changed as well since my last visit.

Clubs can be very crowded some times just as here, no real difference in that aspect I think. Just have fun and speak some German!

DaveNCUSA

Some bars do draw the teens. Others do not. In Germany, 16 year olds can legally drink beer. Distilled spirits are limited to those 18 and older.

blue_daffodil2005

the drinking age for beer is 16 and for spirits 18 but most good clubs have bouncers and they just let in appropriate persons!

BamaGirl

Actually the drinking age in Germany for Beer and Wine is 16. U have to be 18 tho to drink liquor like Vodka, Whiskey etc.
Then also to get into a club u only have to be 16 if u stay only until midnight but most clubs dont this anymore so u have to be 18. But unfortunately not every club is checking IDs carefully. When I think back, the first time I went to a night club was with the age of 13 in DÃ¼sseldorf, Germany and I showed my 4years older cousins ID. nobody cared.

Mr. Uncut

there are some diffrences:
There are clubs, where you must show your passport, and verify your age (in most clubs 18). In this clubs are not so much teens
But there also clubs, who donÂ´t ask for passports, i think you know what this mean...

Drinking age in Germany
Beer/Wine: some handle with 16 (old law), some with 18 (new law)
spirits and cocktails including spirits 18

But in near future the legal drinking age for all alcoholic beverages increase from 16 to 18

Ohioguy

I live in Germany, I go to the clubs like every weekend. :-) The teeangers most likely go to the clubs, not to the bars. But there are some clubs in every "bigger" city that are famous for don't have that many teenagers ;-)

Trojan Man

The drinking age is 18 over there.

Becca

I lived in Heidelberg for 3 years and went to allot of bars and clubs - 16 year old can drink beer, but I never saw them in any clubs or bars at all. There was only one dance club that I went to that had younger 18-20 year olds there, but other then that it was all adults.

Mimi

yes, thats correct!

at least until midnight, then kiddies with age "under 18 " have to go home!

in bigger cities the "real" clubs have more people older visiting, they a re more expensiv too, thats a way to keep em kids out.

Peter Griffin

No, most are like the ones in the United States. They, like we do in America, are in school as teenagers.

lisa C

I would say no because drinking is legal over there.So it's not like it's really a big deal to them.Just like weed is legal in Switzerland but you don't see them abusing it.

icehawks_11

The drinking age is actually 16 over in Germany. I've been there twice since I was 16 years old (19 now), and I keep in contact with the friends that I've made there. I can speak the language decently well too. When I was there, we went to bars almost every night, and I can personally attest that about 40-60% of people in bars on any given night were teenagers. I hope this answers your question!

fdlsdhfdsf

YOU CAN BE ANTT AGE TO GET IN ..[= BUT I THINK YOU HAVE TO BE WITH A PARENT

muraledh

yes. and they have drinks too.

Steve Jenkins

yes thats right its only the teenagers that go to the clubs and get pissed while the 20+ year olds stay at home in bed

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