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Alcohol permits in Portage
A small TTB cluster: 4 Basic Permits in Portage, Indiana, mostly wholesalers (2).
- 4
- Permit holders
- 38,082
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 1
- Importers
- Indiana
- State
Portage in one line
Portage, Indiana: 4 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (2).
- 10.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #3203 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #31 of 193
- Indiana city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
4 permit holders registered to Portage, Indiana addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Portage vs nearby Indiana cities
Portage ranks 31st in Indiana — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- East Chicago 4 permits
- Carthage 4 permits
Four permit classes in Portage
Wholesalers lead (2, 50%), followed by 1 wineries and 1 importers across 4 TTB premises.
All 4 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| PRP Enterprises, LLC | Importer |
| Johnson Brothers of Indiana Indiana Wholesale Wine & Liquor Company, INC. | Wholesaler |
| PRP Enterprises, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Boneflower Mead Boneflower Mead, LLC | Winery |
How Portage compares within Indiana
Portage ranks 31st of 193 cities in Indiana by permit count; Indianapolis leads the state with 158 holders.
The 4 permit holders listed here represent 0.6% of Indiana's 680 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Portage sits at #3,203 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 Portage's population at 38,082. That works out to 10.5 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 PRP Enterprises, LLC, Johnson Brothers of Indiana, PRP Enterprises, LLC (+1 more), spanning 2 wholesalers, 1 wineries, 1 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Portage, Indiana?
Portage has 4 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Portage rank among Indiana cities?
Portage ranks 31st of 193 cities in Indiana; Indianapolis leads with 158 holders.
How does Portage rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Portage is #3,203 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Portage extract?
Examples from this city's table: PRP Enterprises, LLC, Johnson Brothers of Indiana, PRP Enterprises, LLC, Boneflower Mead.
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. 4 TTB premises addresses grouped under Portage, Indiana — 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.