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Beer board defers Cabanas ownership-change application after finding expired permits and missing national background check

Chattanooga Beer Board · January 16, 2026
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Summary

The Chattanooga Beer Board deferred an ownership-change application for Cabanas Nightclub after staff confirmed related permits expired Dec. 31, 2024, the applicant acknowledged ongoing sales at other locations, and the required national background check remained outstanding.

The Chattanooga Beer Board on a unanimous vote moved to defer application number 1378 for Cabanas Nightclub and Event Center LLC after board staff told members that several related beer permits showed 12/31/2024 expiration dates and a national background check for an owner had not been completed.

Officer Cowan, citing the regulatory record, told the board, “It’s showing an expiration date in the system of 12/31/2024.” Board members pressed the applicant about ownership and compliance; the application caption listed Gabriel Sosa and Jesus Esquivel as proposed…

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