Beer in Tennessee is any malt beverage up to 8% alcohol by weight, and selling it is permitted locally, not by the state Commission, so a bar or restaurant holds the beer permit alongside the LBD license and a brewery taproom holds one to pour its own beer. The beer board sets distance rules from schools and churches and may deny on them; the permit is tied to the premises and the owner and is not transferred.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 5 of 6: Alcohol permits
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Your city or county beer board (Tennessee Code 57-5-104).
Sources and dates
Tennessee Code 57-5-104; County Technical Assistance Service beer permit pages; Metro Nashville beer permit ordinance. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. Beer in Tennessee is any malt beverage up to 8% alcohol by weight, and selling it is permitted locally, not by the state Commission, so a bar or restaurant holds the beer permit alongside the LBD license and a brewery taproom holds one to pour its own beer.
Yes. Beer in Tennessee is any malt beverage up to 8% alcohol by weight, and selling it is permitted locally, not by the state Commission, so a bar or restaurant holds the beer permit alongside the LBD license and a brewery taproom holds one to pour its own beer.
Yes. Beer in Tennessee is any malt beverage up to 8% alcohol by weight, and selling it is permitted locally, not by the state Commission, so a bar or restaurant holds the beer permit alongside the LBD license and a brewery taproom holds one to pour its own beer.
Yes. Beer in Tennessee is any malt beverage up to 8% alcohol by weight, and selling it is permitted locally, not by the state Commission, so a bar or restaurant holds the beer permit alongside the LBD license and a brewery taproom holds one to pour its own beer.
Yes. Beer in Tennessee is any malt beverage up to 8% alcohol by weight, and selling it is permitted locally, not by the state Commission, so a bar or restaurant holds the beer permit alongside the LBD license and a brewery taproom holds one to pour its own beer.
Yes. Beer in Tennessee is any malt beverage up to 8% alcohol by weight, and selling it is permitted locally, not by the state Commission, so a bar or restaurant holds the beer permit alongside the LBD license and a brewery taproom holds one to pour its own beer.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Tennessee it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Your city or county beer board (Tennessee Code 57-5-104).
Step 5 of 6, alcohol permits. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space and get the permits for your kind of business.
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