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Alcohol permits in Ellsworth
A small TTB cluster: 5 Basic Permits in Ellsworth, Maine, mostly wholesalers (3).
- 5
- Permit holders
- 8,657
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- Maine
- State
Ellsworth in one line
Ellsworth, Maine: 5 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (3).
- 57.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2719 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #34 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 Ellsworth, Maine addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Ellsworth vs nearby Maine cities
Ellsworth ranks 34th in Maine — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Ellsworth
Wholesalers lead (3, 60%), followed by 1 wineries and 1 distilleries across 5 TTB premises.
All 5 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Fogtown Brewing Company, LLC | Distillery |
| Friends + Family Market Family's Market, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Hannaford Food & Drug #123 Hannaford Bros. CO., LLC | Wholesaler |
| Shaw's Ellsworth Shaw's Supermarkets, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Fogtown Brewing Company Fogtown Brewing Company, LLC | Winery |
How Ellsworth compares within Maine
Ellsworth ranks 34th 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, Ellsworth sits at #2,719 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 Ellsworth's population at 8,657. That works out to 57.8 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 Fogtown Brewing Company, LLC, Friends + Family Market, Hannaford Food & Drug #123 (+2 more), spanning 3 wholesalers, 1 wineries, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Ellsworth, Maine?
Ellsworth has 5 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (3). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Ellsworth rank among Maine cities?
Ellsworth ranks 34th of 212 cities in Maine; Portland leads with 73 holders.
How does Ellsworth rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Ellsworth is #2,719 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Ellsworth extract?
Examples from this city's table: Fogtown Brewing Company, LLC, Friends + Family Market, Hannaford Food & Drug #123, Shaw's Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth, 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.