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Alcohol permits in Brewer
A small TTB cluster: 5 Basic Permits in Brewer, Maine, mostly wholesalers (2).
- 5
- Permit holders
- 9,652
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- Maine
- State
Brewer in one line
Brewer, Maine: 5 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (2).
- 51.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2716 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #24 of 212
- Maine city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
5 permit holders registered to Brewer, Maine addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Brewer vs nearby Maine cities
Brewer ranks 24th in Maine — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Brewer
Wholesalers lead (2, 40%), followed by 1 wineries and 1 distilleries across 5 TTB premises.
All 5 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| The Northern Maine Distilling Company | Distillery |
| Haffenreffer Beverage Company | Importer |
| Hannaford Food & Drug #173 Hannaford Bros. CO., LLC | Wholesaler |
| Paradis Family Supermarket Louis J. Paradis, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Mason's Brewing Company, LLC | Winery |
How Brewer compares within Maine
Brewer ranks 24th of 212 cities in Maine by permit count; Portland leads the state with 73 holders.
The 5 permit holders listed here represent 0.8% of Maine's 625 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Brewer sits at #2,716 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 Brewer's population at 9,652. That works out to 51.8 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 The Northern Maine Distilling Company, Haffenreffer Beverage Company, Hannaford Food & Drug #173 (+2 more), spanning 2 wholesalers, 1 wineries, 1 distilleries, 1 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Brewer, Maine?
Brewer has 5 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Brewer rank among Maine cities?
Brewer ranks 24th of 212 cities in Maine; Portland leads with 73 holders.
How does Brewer rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Brewer is #2,716 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Brewer extract?
Examples from this city's table: The Northern Maine Distilling Company, Haffenreffer Beverage Company, Hannaford Food & Drug #173, Paradis Family Supermarket, plus 1 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. 5 TTB premises addresses grouped under Brewer, Maine — 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.