I was 19 when they dropped the drinking age from 21 to 18 so suddenly , I was legal. We went down to the Hillside Cafe in Cumberland and drank pitchers of Bud. These were the nice big pitchers too , not the 6 inch tall ones you see today. That was a big night as growing up occasions go.
I think a pitcher of Bud was about $2 or $3.
The local drinking near my home was not a big factor as my parents were not cool about drinking too much. However the 18 year drinking age resulted in a huge increase in the frequency of drinking in college. Everyone in college , including the girls were suddenly able to drink. The school pub went from 100 square feet to about 3000 square feet and it was an almost every night affair. 25 cent bottles of Miller lasted for about a year (many times drafts were Slimey Dimeys--10cents for 12 OZ
) . A room full of hundreds of girls your age and 25 cent bottled beers for everyone. Man those were the days!