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Alcohol permits in Ann Arbor
52 TTB Basic Permit holders with Ann Arbor, Michigan premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 52
- Permit holders
- 122,036
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 12
- Wineries
- 10
- Distilleries
- Michigan
- State
Ann Arbor in one line
Ann Arbor, Michigan: 52 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (16).
- 42.6 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #221 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #4 of 376
- Michigan city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
Full Ann Arbor directory (52 holders). Names link to individual permit pages with class, DBA, and TTB permit number where published.
Ann Arbor vs nearby Michigan cities
Ann Arbor ranks 4th in Michigan — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Traverse City 81 permits (+29 vs Ann Arbor)
- Kalamazoo 41 permits (+11 vs Ann Arbor)
Four permit classes in Ann Arbor
Wholesalers lead (16, 31%), followed by 14 importers and 12 wineries across 52 TTB premises.
All 52 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Ann Arbor Distilling Company, LLC | Distillery |
| Aquamarine Springs Aquamarine Springs, LLC | Distillery |
| Great Friends Brewing Company LLC | Distillery |
| Hear.Say Brewing + Theater Hearsay, INC. | Distillery |
| Homes Brewery LLC | Distillery |
| Homes Brewery Homes Brewery LLC | Distillery |
| Motor City Gas Farms Hooch Den, LLC | Distillery |
| Jolly Pumpkin Northern United Brewing Company, LLC | Distillery |
| Stadium Beverage Company LLC | Distillery |
| Troobado TK Beverage LLC | Distillery |
| Arbor Beverage Company | Importer |
| Arbor Imports, LLC | Importer |
| Emada LLC Emada, LLC | Importer |
| First Tier Imports, LLC | Importer |
| Russian Spirits USA Premier Imports, LLC | Importer |
| Rave Associates, INC. | Importer |
| Signal 7 Wines LLC Signal 7 Wines LLC | Importer |
| Studer Enterprises, INC. | Importer |
| Studer Imports, LLC | Importer |
| The Lost Grape, INC. | Importer |
| Unico Wines LLC | Importer |
| US Wine Imports, LLC | Importer |
| Vins de France INC | Importer |
| Huron River Wine Company Volprofi Imports L.L.C. | Importer |
| Arbor Beverage Company | Wholesaler |
| Brown Swan Spirits Brown Swan Spirits, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Cass Distribution Services-Michigan, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Emada Emada, LLC | Wholesaler |
| First Tier Imports, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Bad Idea Cocktails Kalimotxo LLC | Wholesaler |
| L'vana LLC | Wholesaler |
| Oakside Cocktail Company | Wholesaler |
| The Ravens Club P&P Hospitality, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Rave Associates, INC. | Wholesaler |
| S. Sevde, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Studer Imports, LLC | Wholesaler |
| The Lost Grape, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Unico Wines LLC | Wholesaler |
| US Wine Imports, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Huron River Wine Company Volprofi Imports L.L.C. | Wholesaler |
| Ann Arbor Vineyards Ann Arbor Vineyards, LLC. | Winery |
| Aquamarine Springs Aquamarine Springs, LLC | Winery |
| Biercamp Biercamp LLC | Winery |
| Bløm Blum Production LLC | Winery |
| Deangelis Cantina Del Vino Deangelis Cantina Del Vino, LLC | Winery |
| Great Friends Brewing Company LLC | Winery |
| Homes Brewery LLC | Winery |
| Homes Brewery Homes Brewery LLC | Winery |
| Jolly Pumpkin Northern United Brewing Company, LLC | Winery |
| Signal 7 Wines LLC Signal 7 Wines LLC | Winery |
| Stadium Beverage Company LLC | Winery |
| TK Beverage LLC | Winery |
How Ann Arbor compares within Michigan
Ann Arbor ranks 4th of 376 cities in Michigan by permit count; Detroit leads the state with 91 holders.
The 52 permit holders listed here represent 2.8% 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, Ann Arbor sits at #221 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 Ann Arbor's population at 122,036. That works out to 42.6 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 Ann Arbor Distilling Company, LLC, Aquamarine Springs, Great Friends Brewing Company LLC (+49 more), spanning 16 wholesalers, 14 importers, 12 wineries, 10 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Ann Arbor, Michigan?
Ann Arbor has 52 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (16). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Ann Arbor rank among Michigan cities?
Ann Arbor ranks 4th of 376 cities in Michigan; Detroit leads with 91 holders.
What share of Michigan alcohol permits are in Ann Arbor?
52 of 1,881 statewide Basic Permits (2.8%) list a Ann Arbor premises address in this vintage.
How does Ann Arbor rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Ann Arbor is #221 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Ann Arbor extract?
Examples from this city's table: Ann Arbor Distilling Company, LLC, Aquamarine Springs, Great Friends Brewing Company LLC, Hear.Say Brewing + Theater, plus 48 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. 52 TTB premises addresses grouped under Ann Arbor, 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.