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Alcohol permits in Normal
6 federal alcohol Basic Permits in Normal; wholesalers are the dominant class (4).
- 6
- Permit holders
- 53,569
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- Illinois
- State
Normal in one line
Normal, Illinois: 6 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (4).
- 11.2 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2305 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #89 of 382
- Illinois city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
6 permit holders registered to Normal, Illinois addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Normal vs nearby Illinois cities
Normal ranks 89th in Illinois — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Normal
Wholesalers lead (4, 67%), followed by 1 wineries and 1 distilleries across 6 TTB premises.
All 6 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Destihl Brewery, LLC | Distillery |
| Rhythm & Booze Dubach Publishing, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Rhythm Cafe Dubach Publishing, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Kozol Bros. South Kozol Bros., INC. | Wholesaler |
| Three-Tier Beverage, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Destihl Brewery, LLC | Winery |
How Normal compares within Illinois
Normal ranks 89th of 382 cities in Illinois by permit count; Chicago leads the state with 694 holders.
The 6 permit holders listed here represent 0.3% 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, Normal sits at #2,305 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 Normal's population at 53,569. That works out to 11.2 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 Destihl Brewery, LLC, Rhythm & Booze, Rhythm Cafe (+3 more), spanning 4 wholesalers, 1 wineries, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Normal, Illinois?
Normal has 6 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (4). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Normal rank among Illinois cities?
Normal ranks 89th of 382 cities in Illinois; Chicago leads with 694 holders.
How does Normal rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Normal is #2,305 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Normal extract?
Examples from this city's table: Destihl Brewery, LLC, Rhythm & Booze, Rhythm Cafe, Kozol Bros. South, plus 2 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. 6 TTB premises addresses grouped under Normal, 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.