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Alcohol permits in Great Falls

11 federal alcohol Basic Permits in Great Falls; wholesalers are the dominant class (7).

11
Permit holders
60,329
ACS 2024 population estimate
7
Wholesalers
1
Distilleries
Montana
State

Great Falls in one line

Great Falls, Montana: 11 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (7).

18.2 per 100k
permit-premises density
#1290 of 11,126
national city rank
#7 of 70
Montana city rank

Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.

11 permit holders registered to Great Falls, Montana addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.

Great Falls vs nearby Montana cities

Great Falls ranks 7th in Montana — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.

  • Belgrade 13 permits (+2 vs Great Falls)
  • Helena 9 permits (+2 vs Great Falls)

Four permit classes in Great Falls

Wholesalers lead (7, 64%), followed by 3 importers and 1 distilleries across 11 TTB premises.

Wholesalers7 · 64%
Importers3 · 27%
Distilleries1 · 9%
All 11 permit holders Show list
Name Class
Mountain Wave Distilling, INC.

Mountain Wave Distilling, INC.

Distillery
Admiral Beverage CORP. Importer
Devine & Asselstine, INC. Importer
Eagle Beverage

Shelby Distributors LLC

Importer
Admiral Beverage CORP. Wholesaler
Devine & Asselstine, INC. Wholesaler
Kohoutek's State Liquor Store

Duane Kohoutek, INC.

Wholesaler
Gusto Distributing CO Wholesaler
Westgate State Liquor Store

Ken Kohoutek

Wholesaler
Mountain Country Distributing

Lehrkind's INC.

Wholesaler
Eagle Beverage

Shelby Distributors LLC

Wholesaler

How Great Falls compares within Montana

Great Falls ranks 7th of 70 cities in Montana by permit count; Bozeman leads the state with 29 holders.

The 11 permit holders listed here represent 4.1% of Montana's 271 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.

Nationwide, Great Falls sits at #1,290 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 Great Falls's population at 60,329. That works out to 18.2 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 Mountain Wave Distilling, INC., Admiral Beverage CORP., Devine & Asselstine, INC. (+8 more), spanning 7 wholesalers, 3 importers, 1 distilleries.

Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Great Falls, Montana?

Great Falls has 11 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (7). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).

Where does Great Falls rank among Montana cities?

Great Falls ranks 7th of 70 cities in Montana; Bozeman leads with 29 holders.

What share of Montana alcohol permits are in Great Falls?

11 of 271 statewide Basic Permits (4.1%) list a Great Falls premises address in this vintage.

How does Great Falls rank nationally for TTB permit cities?

Great Falls is #1,290 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).

Which producers appear in the Great Falls extract?

Examples from this city's table: Mountain Wave Distilling, INC., Admiral Beverage CORP., Devine & Asselstine, INC., Eagle Beverage, 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 Great Falls, Montana — 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.