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Alcohol permits in Black Hawk

A small TTB cluster: 3 Basic Permits in Black Hawk, Colorado, mostly wholesalers (2).

3
Permit holders
106
ACS 2024 population estimate
2
Wholesalers
1
Distilleries
Colorado
State

Black Hawk in one line

Black Hawk, Colorado: 3 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (2).

2,830.2 per 100k
permit-premises density
#3844 of 11,126
national city rank
#77 of 157
Colorado city rank

Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.

3 permit holders registered to Black Hawk, Colorado addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.

Black Hawk vs nearby Colorado cities

Black Hawk ranks 77th in Colorado — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

Wholesalers and distilleries split Black Hawk

Black Hawk is a two-class market: 2 wholesalers (67%) and 1 distilleries (33%) among 3 holders.

Wholesalers2 · 67%
Distilleries1 · 33%

Black Hawk among cities by permit count and density

Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total Permits (X) and Permits per 100k (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Big & denseSmall & denseBig & sparseSmall & sparse 05001,0001,5002,000 050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000 Total Permits Permits per 100k Black Hawk among cities by permit count and density
Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates

Each dot is a city (a representative sample by permit count and density, 30 of 8678 cities shown), positioned by total permits (left to right) against permits per 100k residents (bottom to top). The dividers sit at the median across all 8678 cities with a measurable population. Black Hawk is highlighted.

All 3 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Rick Thomas Distillery

Rick Thomas Distillery LLC

Distillery
Cholua Bros. Mining CO.

Cholua Bros. Mining CO., INC

Wholesaler
Tivoli Distributing CO, LLC Wholesaler

How Black Hawk compares within Colorado

Black Hawk ranks 77th of 157 cities in Colorado by permit count; Denver leads the state with 443 holders.

The 3 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of Colorado's 1,710 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.

Nationwide, Black Hawk sits at #3,844 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 Black Hawk's population at 106. That works out to 2,830.2 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 Rick Thomas Distillery, Cholua Bros. Mining CO., Tivoli Distributing CO, LLC, spanning 2 wholesalers, 1 distilleries.

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Black Hawk, Colorado?

Black Hawk has 3 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).

Where does Black Hawk rank among Colorado cities?

Black Hawk ranks 77th of 157 cities in Colorado; Denver leads with 443 holders.

How does Black Hawk rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Black Hawk is #3,844 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the Black Hawk extract?

Examples from this city's table: Rick Thomas Distillery, Cholua Bros. Mining CO., Tivoli Distributing CO, LLC.

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. 3 TTB premises addresses grouped under Black Hawk, Colorado — 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.