21 years of age, effective Wednesday October 1st, 1986 as a result of emergency legislation to raise the drinking age from 18 to 21. The bill was approved by a 10-3 Council vote late on the night of Tuesday September 23rd, 1986. There was a grandfather clause exempting those who turned 18 before 10/1/1986, allowing that group to drink **** and ****. Proponents said the grandfather clause was essential to get the measure passed because some council members objected to taking an existing right away from 18-year-olds. Those born between 10/2/65 and 09/30/68 would be allowed to drink **** and **** under the grandfather clause. By 10/1/1989 those allowed to drink **** and **** under the grandfather clause would all be older than 21.