Brentwood Beer Board approves on‑premises beer permit for TownePlace Suites Brentwood

The Brentwood Beer Board voted May 11 to approve an on‑premises beer permit for TownePlace Suites Brentwood at 108 Brentwood Boulevard after the applicant described operations and compliance measures.

Alan Layman, general manager of the TownePlace Suites in Brentwood, told the board the hotel is weeks away from opening and that alcohol sales would be limited to a small, manned "grab‑and‑go" market run by the front desk rather than a lobby bar. "The cooler is gonna be locked at all times," Layman said, adding that staff will check identification for every alcohol sale.

The applicant described a three‑part training and compliance plan: Chartwell Hospitality management procedures requiring ID checks, training for staff through the Tennessee ABC board, and Marriott 'TIPS' training. "On top of Chartwell management procedure, we have the Tennessee ABC board, which all the associates who are in alcohol handling positions will go through," Layman told the board. He also said managers will oversee training and sign policies off.

Board members pressed for operational details. A commissioner asked whether there would be a per‑purchase limit; Layman said state rules typically lead to a two‑beer limit for take‑away sales and that staff will refuse service to anyone who appears intoxicated. Layman said sales would stop at legal hours (midnight on most nights, 10 p.m. on Sundays).

When asked what "RBCH" stood for, Layman said Rockbridge Holding owns the hotel and Chartwell Hospitality handles its management and human resources. He emphasized that the beer sales would be for hotel guests only and that there would be no walk‑in street sales.

The chair called for a motion to approve the permit and, after a second (Vice Mayor Little was named by the chair), called the vote; board members responded in the affirmative and the chair announced the permit had passed. The transcript does not include a roll‑call tally for that vote.

The meeting also approved the minutes earlier in the session; the chair announced that motion passed with 5 in favor, 1 abstention and 1 commissioner absent. The board adjourned after completing the agenda.