We believe that the Metro Nashville Beer Board has become the first local board in the State of Tennessee to officially approve “open carry” of beer between two different licensed premises, pursuant to the newly-enacted open carry law in P.C. 755. We blogged about P.C. 755 here. We should clarify that open carry involves carrying […] Read more
Sunday sales of alcohol at retail liquor stores and groceries stores stole the spotlight in the 2018 Tennessee legislative session. For industry insiders, however, the biggest news in 2018 so far has not been legislative. Ask anyone that has done a liquor license renewal in the ABC’s new online system, RLPS. It is a memorable […] Read more
With much media fanfare, Tennessee introduced a new silver bullet for carding – a vertical driver’s license that is mandatory for anyone under the age of 21. Problem is, the vertical driver’s license does not automatically expire when the driver turns 21. In our humble opinion, flipping the orientation of the license dodges the real problem. Too […] Read more
Can I buy beer, wine and spirits on Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day? Fall is upon us and we hear that burning question: Can I buy alcohol on holidays at Tennessee liquor and grocery stores? Yes and no. Here are the facts. The law recently changed to allow liquor and grocery stores to […] Read more
Generations of restauranteurs and hoteliers have been told they cannot give away liquor. Since liquor by the drink was originally adopted in Tennessee in the late 1960s, it has been illegal to give away wine or spirits at any restaurant, hotel, entertainment venue or other on-premise outlet. No more. P.C. 755 allows any liquor by […] Read more
Can I buy beer, wine and spirits on Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day? Summer is upon us and we hear that burning question: Can I buy alcohol on holidays at Tennessee liquor stores? Yes and no. Here’s the facts. The law recently changed to allow liquor stores to sell beer, wine and spirits […] Read more
Can I buy beer, wine and spirits on Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day? Summer is upon us and we hear that burning question: Can I buy alcohol on holidays at Tennessee liquor stores? Yes and no. Here’s the facts. The law recently changed to allow liquor stores to sell beer, wine and spirits […] Read more
Among the many liquor laws passed this legislative session by the Tennessee General Assembly, one of the biggest changes, in our humble opinion, is the new Open Carry law. P.C. 755 allows restaurants, hotels and other liquor-by-the-drink establishments to serve alcohol into common areas and allow adjacent restaurant patrons to bring alcoholic beverages into their […] Read more
What is the TABC requirement on name tags? Real name or nickname? That is the question. The TABC doesn’t really care if employees use a nickname on their name tags. Their concern is that agents know who is and is not properly certified as a Responsible Wine Vendor. If an employee wants their nickname on […] Read more
What is the TABC requirement on name tags? Real name or nickname? That is the question. The TABC doesn’t really care if employees use a nickname on their name tags. Their concern is that agents know who is and is not properly certified as a Responsible Wine Vendor. If an employee wants their nickname on […] Read more
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