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Memo to South Shore kids: It's too late to get a drink at Biddy Early's

Biddy Early's

Boston Police say they've stanched the flow of underage South Shore residents who'd been flocking to the pub as an easy place to get a drink.

At a Boston Licensing Board hearing this morning, Det. Michael Talbot said he paid a visit to Biddy Early's on Pearl Street on June 13 after somebody dropped a dime to A-1 about South Shore kids making regular runs to the place.

While talking to two under-21 patrons, he said, five more people walked in, all of whom turned out to be under 21 and one of whom had somebody else's New Hampshire ID, he said. All but one of the seven were from South Shore or nearby communities - Quincy, Whitman, Weymouth, Halifax and Newton - Talbot said.

Although he did not observe any actually drinking - and a bartender pointed out one who said he was a designated driver - some did smell of booze, he said. He added all told him this was not their first visit to the small establishment, which had not been in trouble with police or the licensing board before.

Talbot said the popularity of the place among South Shore kids concerns him because of the potential that "underage kids drink at a [distant] bar, then drive home and kill someone on the way home."

Biddy Early's attorney Dennis Quilty said the person with the New Hampshire ID tried to buy a drink but was turned away by a bartender. Talbot said the bar appeared to have cleaned up its act when he made a visit a few days ago.

The board decides Thursday what action to take, if any, for citations Talbot issued for underage patrons on the premises and failure to properly inspect IDs.

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They probably haven't been told about US laws about under 21s in pubs. Then again, the last time I stopped in for lunch (excellent value by the way) the very Irish waitress looked like nobody told her about sunscreen at the beach, either. Between a high-grade sunburn and acid-wash clothing, she looked like a nuclear war survivor.

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it's all mike lynch's fault!!!

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