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Alcohol permits in Sterling Heights
11 TTB Basic Permit holders with Sterling Heights, Michigan premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 11
- Permit holders
- 133,573
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 3
- Importers
- Michigan
- State
Sterling Heights in one line
Sterling Heights, Michigan: 11 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (6).
- 8.2 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1283 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #34 of 376
- Michigan city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
11 permit holders registered to Sterling Heights, Michigan addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Sterling Heights vs nearby Michigan cities
Sterling Heights ranks 34th in Michigan — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Sterling Heights
Wholesalers lead (6, 55%), followed by 3 importers and 2 wineries across 11 TTB premises.
All 11 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Appealing Imports, LLC | Importer |
| Deer Camp Coffee Roasting Company & Outfitters Buck Baits, LLC | Importer |
| Unique Liquor Distributor LLC | Importer |
| Appealing Imports Wholesale and Distribution, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Deer Camp Cofefe Roasting Company & Outfitters Buck Baits, LLC | Wholesaler |
| International Golden Arrow, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Ke & CO. Wines Ke & CO. Wines, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Brewed Beer Messenger Linx Trading LLC | Wholesaler |
| Unique Liquor Distributor LLC | Wholesaler |
| Tennerra Winery Lone Mountain Enterprises, INC. | Winery |
| Recolte Meads Painting and Pinot L.L.C. | Winery |
How Sterling Heights compares within Michigan
Sterling Heights ranks 34th of 376 cities in Michigan by permit count; Detroit leads the state with 91 holders.
The 11 permit holders listed here represent 0.6% 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, Sterling Heights sits at #1,283 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 Sterling Heights's population at 133,573. That works out to 8.2 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 Appealing Imports, LLC, Deer Camp Coffee Roasting Company & Outfitters, Unique Liquor Distributor LLC (+8 more), spanning 6 wholesalers, 3 importers, 2 wineries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Sterling Heights, Michigan?
Sterling Heights has 11 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (6). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Sterling Heights rank among Michigan cities?
Sterling Heights ranks 34th of 376 cities in Michigan; Detroit leads with 91 holders.
How does Sterling Heights rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Sterling Heights is #1,283 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Sterling Heights extract?
Examples from this city's table: Appealing Imports, LLC, Deer Camp Coffee Roasting Company & Outfitters, Unique Liquor Distributor LLC, Appealing Imports Wholesale and Distribution, LLC, plus 7 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. 11 TTB premises addresses grouped under Sterling Heights, 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.