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Alcohol permits in Helena
9 TTB Basic Permit holders with Helena, Montana premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 9
- Permit holders
- 33,639
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 5
- Wholesalers
- 3
- Distilleries
- Montana
- State
Helena in one line
Helena, Montana: 9 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (5).
- 26.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1590 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #8 of 70
- Montana city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
9 permit holders registered to Helena, Montana addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Helena vs nearby Montana cities
Helena ranks 8th in Montana — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Great Falls 11 permits (+2 vs Helena)
- Havre 6 permits (+3 vs Helena)
Four permit classes in Helena
Wholesalers lead (5, 56%), followed by 3 distilleries and 1 importers across 9 TTB premises.
All 9 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Montana Copack Montana Copack LLC | Distillery |
| Gulch Distillers Ten Mile Distilling, LLC | Distillery |
| Badlander Spirits The Badlander Spirit CO. LLC | Distillery |
| George's Distributing, INC. | Importer |
| M-T Glass Donald P. Meyer | Wholesaler |
| George's Distributing, INC. | Wholesaler |
| George's Distributing Roach & Smith Distributors, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Sandy Mac's Distributing Sandy Mac's Distributing, LLP | Wholesaler |
| United States Beverage, L.L.C. | Wholesaler |
How Helena compares within Montana
Helena ranks 8th of 70 cities in Montana by permit count; Bozeman leads the state with 29 holders.
The 9 permit holders listed here represent 3.3% 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, Helena sits at #1,590 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 Helena's population at 33,639. That works out to 26.8 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 Montana Copack, Gulch Distillers, Badlander Spirits (+6 more), spanning 5 wholesalers, 3 distilleries, 1 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Helena, Montana?
Helena has 9 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (5). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Helena rank among Montana cities?
Helena ranks 8th of 70 cities in Montana; Bozeman leads with 29 holders.
What share of Montana alcohol permits are in Helena?
9 of 271 statewide Basic Permits (3.3%) list a Helena premises address in this vintage.
How does Helena rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Helena is #1,590 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Helena extract?
Examples from this city's table: Montana Copack, Gulch Distillers, Badlander Spirits, George's Distributing, INC., plus 5 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. 9 TTB premises addresses grouped under Helena, 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.