Metro Caterer Beer Permit: Nashville restaurant guide
Metro Beer Permit Board
What it is
Lets a permitted on-sale beer business also serve beer at catered events in Davidson County. The Beer Board requires you to already hold an on-sale beer permit and a TABC caterer license.
When a restaurant needs it
Before catering any event where beer is served off your premises.
How to apply
Apply in ePermits under the Caterer beer permit type and upload the required documents; send a Catered Event Notice to the Beer Permits Office before each event.
Documents you’ll need
- Copy of your On-Sale Beer Permit
- Current Metro Health permit
- TABC caterer license
- Business license in the same name
- Organizational chart / Owner-Manager Required Information
- National criminal background checks (owners with 5%+ and the general manager)
Good to know
The Beer Board publishes a list of licensed beer caterers; event hosts often check it, so get listed before you sell catering packages.
Official source
Beer Permits — Caterer beer permit requirements (PDF) · Beer Permits — Downloadable forms (Catered Event Notice)
Answer a few questions about your space and get every permit in order, with a timeline, a cost range, walkthroughs, and every application filled in for you to sign with Open.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Guidance only, not legal advice.