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Alcohol permits in San Clemente
34 TTB Basic Permit holders with San Clemente, California premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 34
- Permit holders
- 63,273
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 2
- Distilleries
- California
- State
San Clemente in one line
San Clemente, California: 34 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (16).
- 53.7 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #363 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #128 of 889
- California city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
34 permit holders registered to San Clemente, California addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
San Clemente vs nearby California cities
San Clemente ranks 128th in California — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Monterey 34 permits
- Atascadero 34 permits
Four permit classes in San Clemente
Wholesalers lead (16, 47%), followed by 15 importers and 2 distilleries across 34 TTB premises.
All 34 permit holders Show list
How San Clemente compares within California
San Clemente ranks 128th of 889 cities in California by permit count; Napa leads the state with 1,811 holders.
The 34 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of California's 21,002 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, San Clemente sits at #363 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file — placement by count only, not production volume or retail outlets.
The U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 2024 five-year estimate puts San Clemente's population at 63,273. That works out to 53.7 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Named holders in this extract include Drift Distillery, Drift Distillery, Americal Beverage Group, INC. (+31 more), spanning 16 wholesalers, 15 importers, 2 distilleries, 1 wineries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in San Clemente, California?
San Clemente has 34 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (16). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does San Clemente rank among California cities?
San Clemente ranks 128th of 889 cities in California; Napa leads with 1,811 holders.
How does San Clemente rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
San Clemente is #363 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the San Clemente extract?
Examples from this city's table: Drift Distillery, Drift Distillery, Americal Beverage Group, INC., Bautista Distilleries LLC., plus 30 more in the full list.
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, published August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration. Verify with the TTB → · View the ACS population estimate →
According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's List of Permittees, the August 2026 List of Permittees source contains 84,273 federal Basic Permit records. PlainAlcohol renders those records directly from the source; no figure is typed in by an editor. 34 TTB premises addresses grouped under San Clemente, California — a federal registry view, not a municipal liquor-license roll. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data & editorial changelog, or report a data error.