Bermudians like a drink, and another one, and another one. Take a look at blackandcoke.com, basically an online photographic diary of the entertainment scene in Bermuda. You don’t have to be a genius to work out that nearly every photograph is essentially the same; groups of locals and expats standing in bars and holding their drinks proudly aloft for the camera.
There was a time in Bermuda when drinking and driving was socially acceptable. The police were even known to have provided escorted journeys for the inebriated motor cyclist. However, a recent surge in drink-related road deaths, has led to a clamp-down on driving whilst impaired. From a legal viewpoint it is not now advisable; nor is it from a practical (i.e. staying alive) angle. Alcohol leads to memory-loss. Not a good idea when in a country where they drive on the left. Forgetting this crucial fact tends to result in an extremely short vacation.
The legal age for drinking is 18. It is strictly enforced for all those consuming or buying alcohol.
The strong Christian traditions of Bermuda dictate that no alcohol can be purchased from stores after 9 pm or on a Sunday. Don’t forget to stock up on Saturday for that Sunday afternoon barbeque. Paradoxically, alcohol sales on Sunday from licensed establishments such as bars and restaurants are allowed. Why it is acceptable to get drunk in a bar but not in your garden has always baffled us.
Most of Bermuda’s bars are located in Hamilton. Some of the best include the Robin Hood, Hog Penny, Flanagan’s, and the Pickled Onion.
Choices at Royal Naval Dockyard (Kings Wharf/Heritage Wharf) include the Frog & Onion and the Bone Fish Bar & Grill.
Beach bars are few and far between in Bermuda. Exceptions include the Buzz Café at Tobacco Bay, Hammerhead’s at Snorkel Park Beach, Mickey’s at Elbow Beach, and the Beach House at Achilles’ Bay near St George.
Alcohol can be purchased at any of Bermuda’s supermarkets. There are also several dedicated wine and spirit merchants.
Most things cost more in Bermuda and alcohol is no exception. Tourists can bring alcohol into Bermuda but current duty free limits are only 1 litre of wine and 1 litre of spirits.
Alcohol purchased in a store and taken out by the customer is not duty free. Cruise ship passengers wishing to obtain duty free prices need to arrange to have it delivered to their ship. Stores such as Gosling’s offer this service. Those flying can buy duty free alcohol at LF Wade International Airport.
i think its completly okay as long as they drink resposibly! everyone drinks at a young age.by the way if ur considered an adult after the age of 18, why not drink.especially when ur on vacation! deff. not fair for people engaged or married, who are under the age of 21!
The legal age for drinking is 18? Holly Molly! That is just too young!!
Just a heads up that you can’t buy alcohol after 9pm not 10pm. And definitely not Sunday so stuck up early for your weekends.
The religious mob don’t let us buy alcohol on Sundays and oppose casinos opening in Bermuda. Yet almost every church in Bermuda holds some sort of raffle to raise money for themselves. If a raffle isn’t gambling I don’t know what is. Complete hypocrisy!