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Alcohol permits in Amesbury

A small TTB cluster: 4 Basic Permits in Amesbury, Massachusetts, mostly wineries (2).

4
Permit holders
17,403
ACS 2024 population estimate
2
Wineries
1
Importers
Massachusetts
State

Amesbury in one line

Amesbury, Massachusetts: 4 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (2).

23 per 100k
permit-premises density
#3294 of 11,126
national city rank
#100 of 290
Massachusetts city rank

Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.

4 permit holders registered to Amesbury, Massachusetts addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.

Amesbury vs nearby Massachusetts cities

Amesbury ranks 100th in Massachusetts — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

Four permit classes in Amesbury

Wineries lead (2, 50%), followed by 1 importers and 1 wholesalers across 4 TTB premises.

Wineries2 · 50%
Importers1 · 25%
Wholesalers1 · 25%

Amesbury among cities by permit count and density

Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total Permits (X) and Permits per 100k (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Big & denseSmall & denseBig & sparseSmall & sparse 05001,0001,5002,000 050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000 Total Permits Permits per 100k Amesbury among cities by permit count and density
Source: TTB List of Permittees; population from Census Bureau estimates

Each dot is a city (a representative sample by permit count and density, 30 of 8678 cities shown), positioned by total permits (left to right) against permits per 100k residents (bottom to top). The dividers sit at the median across all 8678 cities with a measurable population. Amesbury is highlighted.

All 4 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Shipsmartusa LLC Importer
Shipsmartusa LLC Wholesaler
Barewolf Brewing, LLC Winery
Cider Hill Cellars

Cto/Chf Partners, Glenn Lawrence Cook and Karen Cook

Winery

How Amesbury compares within Massachusetts

Amesbury ranks 100th of 290 cities in Massachusetts by permit count; Boston leads the state with 134 holders.

The 4 permit holders listed here represent 0.3% of Massachusetts's 1,329 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.

Nationwide, Amesbury sits at #3,294 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 Amesbury's population at 17,403. That works out to 23 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 Shipsmartusa LLC, Shipsmartusa LLC, Barewolf Brewing, LLC (+1 more), spanning 2 wineries, 1 importers, 1 wholesalers.

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Amesbury, Massachusetts?

Amesbury has 4 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).

Where does Amesbury rank among Massachusetts cities?

Amesbury ranks 100th of 290 cities in Massachusetts; Boston leads with 134 holders.

How does Amesbury rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Amesbury is #3,294 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the Amesbury extract?

Examples from this city's table: Shipsmartusa LLC, Shipsmartusa LLC, Barewolf Brewing, LLC, Cider Hill Cellars.

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. 4 TTB premises addresses grouped under Amesbury, Massachusetts — 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.