Chattanooga Beer Board Meeting - December 18, 2025
Chattanooga Beer Board Meeting - December 18, 2025
The Chattanooga Beer Board held its regular meeting on December 18, 2025, at 9:00 AM. The meeting included approval of previous meeting minutes, consideration of new beer permit applications, and a brief discussion of a pending application awaiting building inspection. No public comments or hearing applicants were present.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes – The board unanimously approved the minutes from the November 20, 2025, meeting and the December 4, 2025, meeting. Both motions carried with no opposition.
Discussion Items
- Beer Applications Approved by Regulatory – The board noted that the following applications had been cleared by regulatory review:
- Chattanooga Firefighters Association Holiday Block Party (Beer 1373)
- Logan’s Roadhouse Enterprises LLC dba Logan’s Roadhouse #514 (Beer 1374)
- Playwash Pint LLC dba Playwash Pint (Beer 1377)
- New Beer Applications
- Ruby Krupra Inc. dba 7C Smoke Shop (Beer 1364) – Change of ownership. Approved by regulatory. No one present. Approved.
- Nathan Benford LLC dba Uptown Reload (Beer 1365) – Change of ownership. Awaiting final sign-off from the building inspector. The applicant, Mr. Benford, was advised that the building inspector had reported unanswered calls for an inspection appointment. Board urged him to contact the inspector to move the application forward. Not yet approved.
- Triple Kings Delhi LLC dba Triple Kings Delhi (Beer 1376) – Applicant Sam Sale described the business as a convenience store (800 sq ft plus storage) with plans for a future deli. Board members discussed ID-checking procedures and the responsible vendor program. Mr. Sale indicated his cashier system prompts ID check before completing a sale. The board recommended he sign up for Tennessee’s responsible vendor program (TN.gov). Application approved.
- YBR 2025 Inc. dba Bonnie Oaks Express (Beer 1379) – Change of ownership. Approved by regulatory. No discussion. Approved.
- Clarification on Approval Status – A board member asked for clarity that applications 1, 3, and 4 were approved by regulatory and the board; application 2 was not yet approved.
Key Outcomes
- Minutes of November 20 and December 4, 2025, unanimously approved.
- Beer permits approved: 7C Smoke Shop, Triple Kings Delhi, and Bonnie Oaks Express.
- Uptown Reload permit deferred pending building inspection.
- The board announced the next meeting will be on January 8, 2026, at 9:00 AM.
- The regular meeting then adjourned, and the board proceeded to the beer violation portion of the session.
Meeting Transcript
Tell me when you're ready, Miss Laurie. We got folies. Tell me when you're ready, please, ma'am. Okay, I'm waiting. All righty. Good morning and welcome to the Chattanooga Beer Board meeting of December 18th, 2025. All meeting attendees must sign in at the designated sign-in sheet on the uh wherever it is over there. Um electronic, we ask you to silence all your electronic devices at this time if you would turn them off or silence them so we won't be disruptive in the meeting. When your name is called, uh individuals wishing to address the board should do so from the podium. Uh please state your name before making comments, and please speak up. Um kind of a point for information in the future. Our next meeting will be January 8th, if you remember last because of the new year's. So our next meeting will be January 8th at uh 9 a.m. All right. Uh we have approval of the minutes for the November 20th, 2025 meeting. Is there a motion to approve those minutes? So move. All in favor of approving the minutes signified by saying aye. Aye. Opposed. All right. Is there then we also have approval of the minutes of our December 4th 2025 meeting? Is there a motion to approve those? So move. All in favor of approving the minutes of December 4th, signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed. All right. At this time, the court reporter will swear in. If you're coming to speak to us or be before the board today, you'll need to be sworn in at this time. There's no applicants here on any time to speak today. Thank you very much. Okay. Good morning, Officer Mosher. Uh beer applications passed from the last meeting. We have none. And then we have a uh list of beer applications approved by regulatory, and I'll read these in. Uh Chattanooga Firefighters Association Holiday Block Party Main by 24 T E 110. Logan's Roadhouse Enterprises doing business as Logan's Roadhouse number 514, and that's beer dash one three seven three. Uh Logan's Roadhouse Enterprises LLC doing business as Logan's Roadhouse 514. That is beer 1374 and playwash pint LLC doing business as playwash pint. Beer dash one three seven seven. Yes, sir. Okay. All right, there are no uh new temporary beer permit applications. So we're now to the new beer applications part of our meeting. Um first one is Ruey. Ruby Krupra Inc. doing business as 7C Smoke Shop. Sure, gosh, Mr.
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