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Alcohol permits in Hillsdale
A small TTB cluster: 3 Basic Permits in Hillsdale, Michigan, mostly wineries (2).
- 3
- Permit holders
- 8,002
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- Michigan
- State
Hillsdale in one line
Hillsdale, Michigan: 3 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (2).
- 37.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #4201 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #173 of 376
- Michigan city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
3 permit holders registered to Hillsdale, Michigan addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Hillsdale vs nearby Michigan cities
Hillsdale ranks 173rd in Michigan — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Wineries and distilleries split Hillsdale
Hillsdale is a two-class market: 2 wineries (67%) and 1 distilleries (33%) among 3 holders.
All 3 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Lennox Distilling Lennox Distilling LLC | Distillery |
| Hillsdale Brewing Company Happy Pants LLC | Winery |
| Lennox Distilling Lennox Distilling LLC | Winery |
How Hillsdale compares within Michigan
Hillsdale ranks 173rd of 376 cities in Michigan by permit count; Detroit leads the state with 91 holders.
The 3 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, Hillsdale sits at #4,201 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 Hillsdale's population at 8,002. That works out to 37.5 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 Lennox Distilling, Hillsdale Brewing Company, Lennox Distilling, spanning 2 wineries, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Hillsdale, Michigan?
Hillsdale has 3 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Hillsdale rank among Michigan cities?
Hillsdale ranks 173rd of 376 cities in Michigan; Detroit leads with 91 holders.
How does Hillsdale rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Hillsdale is #4,201 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Hillsdale extract?
Examples from this city's table: Lennox Distilling, Hillsdale Brewing Company, Lennox Distilling.
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. 3 TTB premises addresses grouped under Hillsdale, 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.