Can someone tell me about the alcohol drinking laws in Germany?

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Dislexia Wulf

Oh I can tell you. I was frequently detained there after having too much beer on a little oktoberfest called zwiballmarket in the city of Weimaa. I do not understand why these guys having a problem if I have to molest people when I am drunk. Even here on YA nobody bothers if I use my Wyldstar, Johnny Tsunami, Dyslexic **** retard accounts to molested people. Guys be Easy !

Wrenching Monkey

In short, If you are coming from the USA you are going to discover the true meaning of *FREEDOM*.

flowerpowerfelix

Alcoholic beverages are not to be consumed under age 16. If the alcohol is somehow distilled, you are not to consume it under age 18.
These laws do only refer to drinking in public. What you do at home, is your business, unless you possibly harm someone.
You are not to sell or allow the consume of alcoholic beverages to persons under these ages in public.

In some places, selling any kind of alcohol to persons under age 18 is forbidden, e.g. at the Reeperbahn.

If you are accompanied by an adult, you are allowed to drink beer or wine in public form age 14.

Alwin E

Wolf, basically, there is only one law that says that alcoholic beverages may not be SOLD to youngsters belowthe age of 16 (beer, wine) or 18 (strong beverages). Same applies to cigarettes; they raised the legal age from 16 to 18. But that's about it. If you decide to drink, say, beer in public out of a can or bottle, it's considered bad behavior, but not actually forbidden, except in privately owned locations like shopping malls, where security can move you out if you don't follow their "no alcohol" policy. But in most cases they'll only ask you, in a friendly way, to either hide the bottle or leave.

There is no law in Germany against drinking in public, but there is a law against "fahrlÃ¤ssige Trunkenheit" ("careless drunkenness"), so if the police picks you up totally p***ed, they can put you into arrest until you're sober and charge you a fine. But that's about it.

The only thing you never ever should do is using a motor vehicle under the influence. It's a criminal offence, and punishment can be severe. Rather call a taxi; German taxi drivers are used to drunken customers, especially on Friday nights.

Barbee

He is right. You are also allowed to drink in public without having to conceal your drink ( no 'no open container' law), given of course you are of legal drinking age. I have to say that I've never been stopped by police in germany as a teen or an adult for drinking in public, you just need to know how to behave. Driving a car is a different story with that police are rather strict and they are allowed by law to stop any car at any time without having a reason unlike here in the states. So for example if they want to stop all red cars driving down one particular street they can do that. Don't think your safe to drink and drive if you think you're good at concealing it.
You can buy beer and wine and champagne and certain liqueors at any gas station from 7am to 12pm, or at the local grocery stores during their normal business hours wich are usually much shorter than in the states.

Little Wing

In Germany, you are allowed more responsibility into your own hands than in the USA or even the UK for that matter.
It isn't only about the drinking but about most things.
You can even drive at 190mph on the highways as in many of them there's no speed limit.
You can buy alcohol everywhere for little money, you may drink in public, etc etc.
However, total morons pay a high price, they don't get away as much as they do in the USA.
So, it's a great place for conscientious people and not a very good place for morons.
You can drink on the streets but be obnoxious and will get locked up very soon and don't expect to be treated very nicely while in there.

celebrate_me_home_2000

if you are not drinking a least a 150 liters of beer a year, you are wrong. You are bringing down the yearly national average.

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