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Alcohol permits in McHenry
11 TTB Basic Permit holders with McHenry, Illinois premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 11
- Permit holders
- 28,074
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 5
- Importers
- Illinois
- State
McHenry in one line
McHenry, Illinois: 11 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; importers are the largest class (5).
- 39.2 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1265 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #36 of 382
- Illinois city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
11 permit holders registered to McHenry, Illinois addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
McHenry vs nearby Illinois cities
McHenry ranks 36th in Illinois — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Crystal Lake 12 permits (+1 vs McHenry)
- Palatine 11 permits
Four permit classes in McHenry
Importers lead (5, 45%), followed by 5 wholesalers and 1 wineries across 11 TTB premises.
All 11 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Alliance Beverage, INC. | Importer |
| Aventura Beverages, INC. | Importer |
| Drewrys Company | Importer |
| Global Trade Illinois | Importer |
| SMS Imports, LLC | Importer |
| Alliance Beverage, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Aventura Beverages, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Chas. Herdrich & Son, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Drewrys Company | Wholesaler |
| SMS Imports, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Lighthouse Wines LLC Lighthouse Wines LLC | Winery |
How McHenry compares within Illinois
McHenry ranks 36th of 382 cities in Illinois by permit count; Chicago leads the state with 694 holders.
The 11 permit holders listed here represent 0.5% of Illinois's 2,342 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, McHenry sits at #1,265 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 McHenry's population at 28,074. That works out to 39.2 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 Alliance Beverage, INC., Aventura Beverages, INC., Drewrys Company (+8 more), spanning 5 importers, 5 wholesalers, 1 wineries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in McHenry, Illinois?
McHenry has 11 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by importers (5). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does McHenry rank among Illinois cities?
McHenry ranks 36th of 382 cities in Illinois; Chicago leads with 694 holders.
How does McHenry rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
McHenry is #1,265 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the McHenry extract?
Examples from this city's table: Alliance Beverage, INC., Aventura Beverages, INC., Drewrys Company, Global Trade Illinois, 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 McHenry, Illinois — 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.