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Alcohol permits in Alpena
9 TTB Basic Permit holders with Alpena, Michigan premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 9
- Permit holders
- 10,154
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 5
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- Michigan
- State
Alpena in one line
Alpena, Michigan: 9 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (5).
- 88.6 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1568 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #51 of 376
- Michigan city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
9 permit holders registered to Alpena, Michigan addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Alpena vs nearby Michigan cities
Alpena ranks 51st in Michigan — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Alpena
Wineries lead (5, 56%), followed by 3 wholesalers and 1 distilleries across 9 TTB premises.
All 9 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Hopside Brewery, LLC | Distillery |
| Alpena Beverage Company, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Thunder Bay Beverage Griffin Beverage CO. | Wholesaler |
| Huron Distributors, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Stoney Acres Winery James Lee & Helen Catherine Grochowski | Winery |
| Spruceridge Vineyards Spruceridge Vineyards LLC | Winery |
| Thunder Bay Winery L.L.C. | Winery |
| Thunder Bay Winery L.L.C. | Winery |
| Thunder Bay Winery Thunder Bay Winery L.L.C. | Winery |
How Alpena compares within Michigan
Alpena ranks 51st of 376 cities in Michigan by permit count; Detroit leads the state with 91 holders.
The 9 permit holders listed here represent 0.5% of Michigan's 1,881 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Alpena sits at #1,568 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 Alpena's population at 10,154. That works out to 88.6 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 Hopside Brewery, LLC, Alpena Beverage Company, INC., Thunder Bay Beverage (+6 more), spanning 5 wineries, 3 wholesalers, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Alpena, Michigan?
Alpena has 9 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (5). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Alpena rank among Michigan cities?
Alpena ranks 51st of 376 cities in Michigan; Detroit leads with 91 holders.
How does Alpena rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Alpena is #1,568 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Alpena extract?
Examples from this city's table: Hopside Brewery, LLC, Alpena Beverage Company, INC., Thunder Bay Beverage, Huron Distributors, INC., plus 5 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. 9 TTB premises addresses grouped under Alpena, Michigan — 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.