New Craft Beer Bar Opening in The Nations; Distillery Eyed for Opry Mills Mall

THE NATIONS -€” John McDougal, co-founder of McDougal's Chicken Fingers and Wings, is set to open The Old Gas Station, a craft beer bar, next month at 5205 Centennial Blvd. Initially it will open with 12 beer taps, with the ability to scale up to 60, and will serve 30 beers in bottles or cans, along with growlers. Planned hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. [Nashville Post]

OPRY MILLS -€” Unidentified investors are reportedly looking at the Opry Mills Mall as a potential location for a new flavored vodka and moonshine-making distillery. In preparation, the investors are pursuing a distilled spirits plant permit, as well as a text amendment to permit an artisan distillery within a commercial attraction zoned property. If approved, the distillery would sell bottles of alcohol, branded merchandise and have an on-site tasting area. [Tennessean]

NASHVILLE -€” The full schedule and line-up for Music City Food + Wine Festival's Chef Showcase has now been released, with 41 local chefs making the list. Festivities take place Sept. 17-18 and tickets are currently available for purchase online. [EaterWire]