You appear to be questioning the legendary Krusher 99 . I think he knows what ' s going on better than you ever will . <| sep |> Lamela ' s goal was far better than this <| sep |> Yeah , but if you were a 40 year old , the door guy isn ' t gonna be questioning your age . At 21 , you ' re at the age where they need to be hyper vigilant . The door guy can ' t tell if you ' re 18 or 23 just by looking at you . Your ID is how they know , and that ' s why it needs to be current . Also , the Alcoholic Beverage Control board sometimes uses those sort of tricks to find violations . So they ' re taking a big risk making any exception , even if your ID scans . As I said , exceptions may be made if it ' s close enough . Like if it expired at midnight because you turned 21 , you might be able to get in . Even 2 days after , not a chance at any reputable bar . The risk of being personally fined as well as getting an even bigger fine for the bar , and almost definitely losing your job just isn ' t worth it .