Byob Like A B-O-S-S

Did you know you can bring your own booze to dinner or an event in Nashville? While it may sound as easy as packing a cooler for Live on the Green, bringing a bottle of wine to a restaurant, or having a cold one in hand while tailgate-hopping, there's more to it than you might think. Numerous regulations need to be followed by the two perspectives involved: 1) an individual who wants to bring alcohol into an establishment and/or is hosting an event 2) an establishment wants to allow alcohol into their establishment or event, and they do not have or qualify for the appropriate permits.

What does BYOB mean in Tennessee?

The acronym BYOB stands for bring your own booze; it is also called brown-bagging. Essentially, it means that the customer is bringing their own alcohol that they purchased from a third-party vendor into an establishment or event. For our purposes, "booze" covers all alcohol – wine, spirits, and beer – but keep in mind that beer is governed by