Hate to put a dampner on this rant but you CAN drink before the age of 18 - you just can't buy any alcohol. Drinking in pubs is allowed after the age of 14 in a segregated part of the bar
I thought that was only allowed if your were consuming a meal...that's the law I apply in my club, thou' I'lI never let any of the short arses in!! So why worry! LOL