Contrary to popular belief, there is night life in Ogden. Legal drinking age in Utah, as in all states, is 21. State liquor stores sell packaged liquors and wines and you can buy beer in most grocery stores. Restaurants that have a liquor license can sell you a cocktail as long as you are also ordering food. Bars and taverns are allowed to sell only 3.2 beer.
Private clubs are available which offer over the bar drinks.
Membership fees are nominal and out-of towners can purchase a two week membership and bring up to five guests. A yearly member can bring an unlimited number of guests. Smoking is not allowed inside or within 25 feet of any public building except for taverns and private clubs. Fifteen minutes to the west a person can sail on the Great Salt Lake or hunt ducks and geese in the marshes surrounding the lake. If you don't feel like leaving town, you can wander over to the Ogden River and enjoy fishing for either wild or planter trout.