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Alcohol permits in Decorah
11 federal alcohol Basic Permits in Decorah; wholesalers are the dominant class (8).
- 11
- Permit holders
- 7,535
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 2
- Distilleries
- Iowa
- State
Decorah in one line
Decorah, Iowa: 11 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (8).
- 146 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1271 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #20 of 325
- Iowa city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
11 permit holders registered to Decorah, Iowa addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Decorah vs nearby Iowa cities
Decorah ranks 20th in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Coralville 11 permits
- Burlington 11 permits
Four permit classes in Decorah
Wholesalers lead (8, 73%), followed by 2 distilleries and 1 wineries across 11 TTB premises.
All 11 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Pulpit Rock Brewing Company, LLC | Distillery |
| Toppling Goliath Spirits Company Toppling Goliath, INC. | Distillery |
| Backwater Spirits & More Backwater Spirits LLC | Wholesaler |
| Fareway Stores #589 Fareway Stores, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Hy-Vee Dollar Fresh Hy-Vee, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Meadowlark Provisions LLC | Wholesaler |
| Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of LA Crosse | Wholesaler |
| Quillin's Foodcenter Quillin's Iowa, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Toppling Goliath, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Decorah Mart Win Stores LLC | Wholesaler |
| Winneshiek Wildberry Winery L.L.C. | Winery |
How Decorah compares within Iowa
Decorah ranks 20th of 325 cities in Iowa by permit count; Des Moines leads the state with 68 holders.
The 11 permit holders listed here represent 0.9% of Iowa's 1,238 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Decorah sits at #1,271 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 Decorah's population at 7,535. That works out to 146 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 Pulpit Rock Brewing Company, LLC, Toppling Goliath Spirits Company, Backwater Spirits & More (+8 more), spanning 8 wholesalers, 2 distilleries, 1 wineries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Decorah, Iowa?
Decorah has 11 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (8). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Decorah rank among Iowa cities?
Decorah ranks 20th of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Decorah rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Decorah is #1,271 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Decorah extract?
Examples from this city's table: Pulpit Rock Brewing Company, LLC, Toppling Goliath Spirits Company, Backwater Spirits & More, Fareway Stores #589, 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 Decorah, Iowa — 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.