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Alcohol permits in Dubuque
29 federal alcohol Basic Permits in Dubuque; wholesalers are the dominant class (20).
- 29
- Permit holders
- 59,174
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 6
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- Iowa
- State
Dubuque in one line
Dubuque, Iowa: 29 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (20).
- 49 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #435 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #6 of 325
- Iowa city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
29 permit holders registered to Dubuque, Iowa addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Dubuque vs nearby Iowa cities
Dubuque ranks 6th in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Sioux City 31 permits (+2 vs Dubuque)
- West Des Moines 26 permits (+3 vs Dubuque)
Four permit classes in Dubuque
Wholesalers lead (20, 69%), followed by 6 wineries and 2 importers across 29 TTB premises.
All 29 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Paradise Distilling Company, LLC | Distillery |
| Sin City Distribution 1 Ed Welu | Importer |
| Melate Melate LLC | Importer |
| 7G Distributing, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Abandoned Liquors Abandonsphere, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Artisanal Foods International, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Beecher Beverage CO. Beecher CO., INC. | Wholesaler |
| Bears Burgers and Buns Breadlink, INC. | Wholesaler |
| North Side Liquor & Tobacco Bright Future, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Catfish Charle's Catfish Charlie's LLC | Wholesaler |
| Dubuque Bier Company Dubuque Brewing and Malting Company. LLC | Wholesaler |
| Sin City Distribution 1 Ed Welu | Wholesaler |
| Fareway Stores #114 Fareway Stores, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Hartig Drug Company | Wholesaler |
| Hy-Vee #2 Hy-Vee, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Hy-Vee Fast and Fresh #1 Hy-Vee, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Hy-Vee Fast and Fresh #3 Hy-Vee, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Hy-Vee Fast and Fresh Express #2 Hy-Vee, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Hy-Vee Food Store Hy-Vee, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Hy-Vee Food Store Hy-Vee, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Hy-Vee Food Store Hy-Vee, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Sam's Club #4973 Sam's West, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Sid's Beverage Store, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Barrel Head Barrel Head Winery, INC | Winery |
| Grampas Wine Czipar, Richard J | Winery |
| Dubuque Heritage Winery Dubuque Heritage Winery LLC | Winery |
| Hilltop Vineyard and Winery New Chapter Family Investment LLC. | Winery |
| Stone Cliff Winery Stone Cliff Winery, INC. | Winery |
| Sunset Ridge Winery Sunset Ridge Winery, LLC | Winery |
How Dubuque compares within Iowa
Dubuque ranks 6th of 325 cities in Iowa by permit count; Des Moines leads the state with 68 holders.
The 29 permit holders listed here represent 2.3% 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, Dubuque sits at #435 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 Dubuque's population at 59,174. That works out to 49 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 Paradise Distilling Company, LLC, Sin City Distribution 1, Melate (+26 more), spanning 20 wholesalers, 6 wineries, 2 importers, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Dubuque, Iowa?
Dubuque has 29 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (20). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Dubuque rank among Iowa cities?
Dubuque ranks 6th of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
What share of Iowa alcohol permits are in Dubuque?
29 of 1,238 statewide Basic Permits (2.3%) list a Dubuque premises address in this vintage.
How does Dubuque rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Dubuque is #435 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Dubuque extract?
Examples from this city's table: Paradise Distilling Company, LLC, Sin City Distribution 1, Melate, 7G Distributing, LLC, plus 25 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. 29 TTB premises addresses grouped under Dubuque, 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.