I would have thought you would have been grandfathered in.

Unless it was different back then. Laws in the Commonwealth go into effect on July 1st. Typically, if you were already 18 when it went into effect, I would have thought you would have been good to go. For example, my oldest sister was 20 in June of 1985 and turned 21 in October that year. She was still able to buy since she was already 18 before the law went into effect. My other sister turned 18 on July 5th that year, 5 days after I thought it went into effect. She missed out and had to wait another three years.

In response to this post by vt90

Posted: 03/22/2018 at 6:26PM

Legal age of alcohol consumption by state - from thread below -- GFallsFan 03/22/2018 3:20PM

Interesting. PA was always 21. But when I grew up, nobody cared. -- TechMomof2 03/23/2018 09:48AM

Don't think Virginia had wine at 18 starting in 74 -- EDGEMAN 03/22/2018 6:14PM

Pritchard keg parties were sweet. The ladies loved 5th floor 1978. -- Stork 03/22/2018 4:19PM

I remember Pritchard Hall keg parties, but I don’t recall girls every lovin -- hokie-c 03/22/2018 5:53PM

Stop. I’m tearing up just thinking how wonderful it was. ** -- Stork 03/22/2018 5:55PM

I was there 79-80 year. Awesome view. Not so much anymore, I guess. ** -- Coach McGuirk 03/22/2018 4:23PM

And Phi Kap Wednesday night hump parties ** -- Brown Water 03/22/2018 4:22PM

Thursday night hump at Sigma Nu. -- GFallsFan 03/22/2018 9:26PM

I was there also. Better view, too. Usually from behind the bar, haha. ** -- Coach McGuirk 03/22/2018 4:25PM

Well, you were missing Wednesday night Campus Club then. ** -- Stork 03/22/2018 4:30PM

And Tuesday night Kappa Sig. ** -- Stork 03/22/2018 4:24PM

And you guys actually graduated??? Must be extra credit in Partying 101 ** -- DonHo-kieHi 03/22/2018 10:11PM

Yep - sucked. I turned 18 in June of 1985 and just missed it ... -- vt90 03/22/2018 3:37PM

I would have thought you would have been grandfathered in. -- Hokie CPA 03/22/2018 6:26PM

I know I didn't ... not sure how much I missed it by ... -- vt90 03/22/2018 8:24PM

Yep. That's why I mis-remembered the age in DC. -- GFallsFan 03/22/2018 3:48PM

Spent many nights in Georgetown and at the old Fish Market ... -- vt90 03/22/2018 3:59PM

Anybody ever go to 21st Ammendment or Tammany Hall in the 70's? -- Coach McGuirk 03/22/2018 4:26PM

Lol! I was about ready to answer about BTC at Tammany Hall. -- GFallsFan 03/22/2018 9:33PM

It's interesting that many states were at 21 in the post Prohibition years -- MAHokie69 03/22/2018 3:36PM

It dropped to 18 in the early 70's because of the Vietnam War. -- GFallsFan 03/22/2018 3:42PM

Same thing for voting, right? -- Hokie360 03/22/2018 4:09PM

3.2 beer was legal, dropped age for higher content beers ** -- VaTechie 03/22/2018 3:47PM

Not in VA in 1974-1981 -- GFallsFan 03/22/2018 3:50PM

I sure don’t recall a high octane & low octane beer in 78 in VA. I do -- Hoakie82 03/22/2018 4:25PM

VA had 3.2 beer before they dropped the drinking age ** -- 133743Hokie 03/22/2018 7:03PM

Yep that is one thing I remember from the 80’s. ** -- Guy LeDouche 03/22/2018 3:26PM

You have the wrong date in your last VA line ** -- fordham 03/22/2018 3:22PM

Check again. I corrected that typo about 30 seconds after the original post -- GFallsFan 03/22/2018 3:24PM

I entered VT in 1984 at 18, could buy beer at the bar but not liquor -- fordham 03/22/2018 5:10PM

I entered in 1984 as well, but couldn't buy until I turned 19. -- Late 80s Hokie 03/23/2018 07:19AM

Whippersnapper ** -- GFallsFan 03/22/2018 9:23PM

I would have thought you would have been grandfathered in.

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