Why do we have to show our IDs every time we purchase alcohol at bars, restaurants, grocery stores, convenience markets, retail liquor stores and seemingly every other place we want to buy alcohol in Tennessee? Confusion over carding reigns supreme in the Volunteer State, even among educated industry insiders. We recently heard from a group […] Read more
As the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission’s online licensing system known as RLPS nears its first anniversary, the ABC continues to refine and enhance the system. This post explores improvements for larger corporate license holders. Change in Control of Corporate Owners A change in corporate officers can trigger the need to file an amendment to the […] Read more
Beginning Sunday, January 6, 2019 all Retail Food Stores can begin selling wine on Sunday! Store can begin selling at 10:00 AM regardless of the local ordinance. Keep in mind, if local ordinance is 12:00 PM on Sunday, you cannot sell beer until 12:00 PM. The post Sunday Wine Sales Are Here appeared first on […] Read more
Beginning Sunday, January 6, 2019 all Retail Food Stores can begin selling wine on Sunday! Store can begin selling at 10:00 AM regardless of the local ordinance. Keep in mind, if local ordinance is 12:00 PM on Sunday, you cannot sell beer until 12:00 PM. The post Sunday Wine Sales Are Here appeared first on […] Read more
A look back at the inaugural Grains & Grits Festival. Twenty-nine of the licensed distillers in Tennessee poured their finest at the third annual Grains & Grits Festival in Townsend, Tennessee this past weekend. The distillers rocked a crowd of approximately 750 thirsty fans, which we figure was pretty much the perfect crowd for the […] Read more
Today, the Metro Nashville Beer Board makes history, becoming the first Tennessee beer board to officially enter cyberspace. On Monday, Beer Board Executive Director Benton McDonough and Amanda Webb demonstrated the new online filing system for beer board applications, and now, it’s up and running. Stardate 10.23.2018: The Metro Beer Board filing system is live. […] Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court granted permission to appeal a Tennessee case involving the constitutionality of the Tennessee residency requirement for retail liquor stores. The petition was granted on September 27, 2018, on an appeal from the Sixth Circuit in Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association v. Clayton Byrd. The Supreme Court takes up the case […] Read more
Updated 09.28.18 Tennessee ABC Director Clay Byrd is resigning to pursue a career with a local Nashville law firm, starting October 15. Director Byrd publicly announced his resignation at the regular monthly ABC meeting on September 27. The ABC made no announcement about interim leadership or the search for a successor. We presume that Assistant […] Read more
We have heard from a number of credible sources that Tennessee ABC Director Clay Byrd is resigning effective October 10, 2018, to pursue a career with a local Nashville law firm. As of posting, we have not been able to confirm this news with the ABC. The Tennessee ABC meets this Thursday at 10 a.m., […] Read more
At its regular meeting last week, the Metro Nashville Beer Board announced it will charge $8.33 per month for temporary beer permits. The new charge became effective Monday, September 17, 2018. Instead of seeing this as a bitter pill to swallow, we see the new procedure as icing on the cake. $8.33 is basically the […] Read more
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