Side comment:
Can you fly/travel with an expired I.D.?

AJ Cincinnati is correct. You will need a VALID proof of identification to get on a plane let alone drink. Get your drivers license (or whatever) updated or better yet in today's world...get a passport.

Drinking age is 18, but it's very unlikely that you will be carded.

No one will ID you for a drink in the USVI. A 5 year old could probably order a drink from a local and get it. drinking is very tolerated there. I carried my drinks into all kinds of places and restaurants and no one said anything. In fact they will make you drinks or give you beer in some of the shops in havensight. boolchands made me a few rum & cokes while I was looking around

the last time I tried to use the excuse "I lost my ID" I got arrested for trying to buy a drink.

Trust me, that won't happen in the usvi. I had a cop pass me in a school zone in a no-passing zone at a blind curve. There are little to no laws there and even less enforcement.

Since when is an expired driver's license not sufficient for identification purposes? Just because the license itself expired doesn't mean the information about age, name, and possibly address is any different.

In fact, I purposely travel with an expired driver's license when clearing customs and immigration in both the U.S.V.I. and B.V.I. I don't want to risk losing my current driver's license. In all the years I've done so not once has anyone questioned me about the driver's license being expired.

Richard
I began using my passport after I was stopped re-entering from Mexico and again from Canada. I figured Mexico border agent was being difficult, but when I had similar issue wth Canada, I decided to rely on the passport only. I obviously got back in but do not want the potential hassle again.

Chris,

I understand the point you're making. In fact, I'm in the process now of obtaining a passport for the first time.

The point I was trying to make is that one's identity information concerning age and name do not change just because the document expires. Referring back to the original post in this thread, an expired driver's license is sufficient to show proof of age and match a person with their name. Assuming of course that the picture isn't so old as to no longer resemble the person.

Richard

I agree with you and any reasonable person would also. Unfortunately, 911 changed all that and redefined the term 'reasonable'.

I'm reminded of that everytime I have to take my shoes off at the airport. If I ever get to see the shoe bomber, I am going to put my 10 1/2...