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Orono wholesaler permits (Maine)
A small TTB cluster: 5 Basic Permits in Orono, Maine, mostly wholesalers (4).
- 5
- Permit holders
- 11,151
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 4
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Distilleries
- Maine
- State
Orono in one line
Orono, Maine: 5 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (4).
- 44.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2722 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #28 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 Orono, Maine addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Orono vs nearby Maine cities
Orono ranks 28th in Maine — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Bar Harbor 5 permits
- Farmington 5 permits
Wholesalers and distilleries split Orono
Orono is a two-class market: 4 wholesalers (80%) and 1 distilleries (20%) among 5 holders.
All 5 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Wild Maine Hard Seltzer Woodman's Brewing Company, LLC | Distillery |
| Bells Orono Iga Bell Enterprises, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Burby & Bates Dynamic, INC. | Wholesaler |
| The Local Orono Local LLC | Wholesaler |
| Orono Iga Pike & Craft Orono, LLC | Wholesaler |
How Orono compares within Maine
Orono ranks 28th 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, Orono sits at #2,722 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 Orono's population at 11,151. That works out to 44.8 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Wholesalers dominate this city's mix (4 of 5, 80%) — including Wild Maine Hard Seltzer, Bells Orono Iga, Burby & Bates, and others.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Orono, Maine?
Orono has 5 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (4). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Orono rank among Maine cities?
Orono ranks 28th of 212 cities in Maine; Portland leads with 73 holders.
How does Orono rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Orono is #2,722 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Orono extract?
Examples from this city's table: Wild Maine Hard Seltzer, Bells Orono Iga, Burby & Bates, The Local, 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 Orono, 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.