City · Missouri
Alcohol permits in Defiance
16 TTB Basic Permit holders with Defiance, Missouri premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 16
- Permit holders
- 63
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 3
- Wineries
- 5
- Distilleries
- Missouri
- State
Defiance in one line
Defiance, Missouri: 16 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (7).
- 25,396.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #861 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #11 of 268
- Missouri city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
16 permit holders registered to Defiance, Missouri addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Defiance vs nearby Missouri cities
Defiance ranks 11th in Missouri — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Saint Charles 16 permits
- Branson 14 permits (+2 vs Defiance)
Four permit classes in Defiance
Wholesalers lead (7, 44%), followed by 5 distilleries and 3 wineries across 16 TTB premises.
All 16 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Busch Family Brewing and Distilling LLC | Distillery |
| Busch Family Brewing and Distilling LLC | Distillery |
| Distillery of Defiance, L.L.C. | Distillery |
| Good News Brewing Company Good News Brewing LLC | Distillery |
| Stone Ledge Distillery Stone Ledge Spirits Company LLC | Distillery |
| Stone Ledge Spirits Company Stone Ledge Spirits Company LLC | Importer |
| Busch Family Brewing and Distilling LLC | Wholesaler |
| Busch Family Brewing and Distilling LLC | Wholesaler |
| Chandler Hill Vineyards Chandler Hill Vineyards, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Defiance Ridge Vineyards Defiance Ridge Vineyards, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Good News Brewing Company Good News Brewing LLC | Wholesaler |
| Springhouse Vineyards, LC | Wholesaler |
| Stone Ledge Spirits Company Stone Ledge Spirits Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| Chandler Hill Vineyards Chandler Hill Vineyards, LLC | Winery |
| Defiance Ridge Vineyards Defiance Ridge Vineyards, LLC | Winery |
| Sugar Creek Winery Sugar Creek Winery, INC. | Winery |
How Defiance compares within Missouri
Defiance ranks 11th of 268 cities in Missouri by permit count; Kansas City leads the state with 121 holders.
The 16 permit holders listed here represent 1.3% of Missouri's 1,203 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Defiance sits at #861 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 Defiance's population at 63. That works out to 25,396.8 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 Busch Family Brewing and Distilling LLC, Busch Family Brewing and Distilling LLC, Distillery of Defiance, L.L.C. (+13 more), spanning 7 wholesalers, 5 distilleries, 3 wineries, 1 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Defiance, Missouri?
Defiance has 16 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (7). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Defiance rank among Missouri cities?
Defiance ranks 11th of 268 cities in Missouri; Kansas City leads with 121 holders.
What share of Missouri alcohol permits are in Defiance?
16 of 1,203 statewide Basic Permits (1.3%) list a Defiance premises address in this vintage.
How does Defiance rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Defiance is #861 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Defiance extract?
Examples from this city's table: Busch Family Brewing and Distilling LLC, Busch Family Brewing and Distilling LLC, Distillery of Defiance, L.L.C., Good News Brewing Company, plus 12 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. 16 TTB premises addresses grouped under Defiance, Missouri — 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.