I question the veracity of this...are you sure they don't simply mean that 11 year olds have *had* alcohol?

When I lived in Italy for a year, kids frequently had watered down wine with a meal - but I *never* saw a drunk little kid - and I only saw some teenagers drunk once.

In general, being drunk - as in, staggering through the streets, having a hangover the next morning - is seen as somewhat classless in Italy. As a result I almost never saw adults in that sort of state - and certainly no little kids.

Just my two cents.

I thought Pabst looked like a very cute Orc!
The player piano music was a touch annoying, however.

Thanks!