The drinking age in Aruba is 18 and should remain that way!
I read in another post that the drinking age should be raised, I total disagree, the responsibility is of each individual parent to teach there children to drink responsibly!
No im not 18, im in my 40s and was born in the Azores and at one time there was not a drinking age i think now its 16. But you never see kids having a drinking problem there, the more you make it unavailable the more kids want it!
I been to Aruba 12 times and have brought my children along 11 times, the last 2 times my son who is now 19 has been able to have a beer or drink on the island, and never came home drunk, he was tought that drinking is not a taboo if you do it responsibly, and to this day, thank God i never had a problem with that!
So let Aruba keep there laws the way they are and instead teach responsiblity here at home.
We have no right in going to ARUBA an tell them how to RUN there island!

By the way my son was at Carlos and Charlies several nights and I too went with my wife one night, I did see IDs being checked out and the place was full of young people mostly, it was a bit loud for me but looked like a safe enought place as long as you are responsible!