Do foreigners have to be 21 to drink in the US?
Do foreigners have to be 21 to drink in the US? Travelers to the U.S. should remember that the legal drinking age throughout the country is 21.
Why is US drinking age so high?
The legal drinking age was set at 21 years of age because studies showed that the leading cause of death among people aged 1 to 34 accounted for one third of deaths due to unintentional injury from alcohol consumption.