An Alabama Beverage Control Board crackdown on a years-old state law threatened to dampen the upcoming TenSixtyFive music festival for most downtown restaurants.

Last week, ABC officials told several restaurant and bar owners downtown state law prohibited the sale of alcohol to customers sitting at outdoor tables situated on a public sidewalk, ABC Government Relations Manager Dean Argo said.

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(Photo|Lagniappe) “Controlled” outdoor spaces like the decks at Moe’s (pictured) and Heroes will be exempt from the ABC Board’s enforcement of outdoor alcohol service.

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