The problem is our neo-prohibitionist legal/moral culture is that the more restrictive laws get, the less chance kids have to be socilaised to responsible alcohol consuption by adults. Instead, they socilise with their peers, which leads to all sorts of problems, like the explosion of binge drinking deaths on Colleges because the young adluts had no preparation. The drinking age needs to be lowered back down to 18, as it was during the Vietnam war. 21 is not some magical number. Parents also need to take the lead in teaching and modeling responsible alcohol consuption to their kids. I grew up around adults who held cocktail parties and even mixed drinks for the adults, long before I even liked booze. The prohibitionist attitude needs a changin.
