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Alcohol permits in Columbus
11 TTB Basic Permit holders with Columbus, Georgia premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 11
- Permit holders
- 203,711
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 6
- Wholesalers
- 3
- Distilleries
- Georgia
- State
Columbus in one line
Columbus, Georgia: 11 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (6).
- 5.4 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1257 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #29 of 230
- Georgia city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
11 permit holders registered to Columbus, Georgia addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Columbus vs nearby Georgia cities
Columbus ranks 29th in Georgia — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Columbus
Wholesalers lead (6, 55%), followed by 3 distilleries and 2 importers across 11 TTB premises.
All 11 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Refresco Beverages US INC. | Distillery |
| Scofflaw Scofflaw, LLC | Distillery |
| Bworks Symrise INC. | Distillery |
| Refresco Beverages US INC. | Importer |
| Bworks Symrise INC. | Importer |
| Atlanta Beverage Company Atlanta Beverage Company, a Georgia General Partnership | Wholesaler |
| B & B Beverage CO. | Wholesaler |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Wholesaler |
| Jimmy's Sea Beverages, LLC | Wholesaler |
| N3 Beverage Company N3 Beverage Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| Bworks Symrise INC | Wholesaler |
How Columbus compares within Georgia
Columbus ranks 29th of 230 cities in Georgia by permit count; Atlanta leads the state with 352 holders.
The 11 permit holders listed here represent 0.7% of Georgia's 1,503 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Columbus sits at #1,257 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 Columbus's population at 203,711. That works out to 5.4 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 Refresco Beverages US INC., Scofflaw, Bworks (+8 more), spanning 6 wholesalers, 3 distilleries, 2 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Columbus, Georgia?
Columbus has 11 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (6). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Columbus rank among Georgia cities?
Columbus ranks 29th of 230 cities in Georgia; Atlanta leads with 352 holders.
How does Columbus rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Columbus is #1,257 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Columbus extract?
Examples from this city's table: Refresco Beverages US INC., Scofflaw, Bworks, Refresco Beverages US INC., plus 7 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. 11 TTB premises addresses grouped under Columbus, Georgia — 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.