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Alcohol permits in Dowagiac
A small TTB cluster: 4 Basic Permits in Dowagiac, Michigan, mostly wholesalers (2).
- 4
- Permit holders
- 5,732
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- Michigan
- State
Dowagiac in one line
Dowagiac, Michigan: 4 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (2).
- 69.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #3325 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #129 of 376
- Michigan city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
4 permit holders registered to Dowagiac, Michigan addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Dowagiac vs nearby Michigan cities
Dowagiac ranks 129th in Michigan — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Dowagiac
Wholesalers lead (2, 50%), followed by 1 wineries and 1 distilleries across 4 TTB premises.
All 4 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Sister Lakes Brewing Company Sister Lakes Brewing Company, LLC | Distillery |
| Bud Distributing, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Nate Wines, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Sister Lakes Brewing Company, LLC | Winery |
How Dowagiac compares within Michigan
Dowagiac ranks 129th of 376 cities in Michigan by permit count; Detroit leads the state with 91 holders.
The 4 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% 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, Dowagiac sits at #3,325 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 Dowagiac's population at 5,732. That works out to 69.8 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 Sister Lakes Brewing Company, Bud Distributing, INC., Nate Wines, INC. (+1 more), spanning 2 wholesalers, 1 wineries, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Dowagiac, Michigan?
Dowagiac has 4 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Dowagiac rank among Michigan cities?
Dowagiac ranks 129th of 376 cities in Michigan; Detroit leads with 91 holders.
How does Dowagiac rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Dowagiac is #3,325 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Dowagiac extract?
Examples from this city's table: Sister Lakes Brewing Company, Bud Distributing, INC., Nate Wines, INC., Sister Lakes Brewing Company, LLC.
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 Dowagiac, 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.