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Alcohol permits in Missoula
25 federal alcohol Basic Permits in Missoula; wholesalers are the dominant class (15).
- 25
- Permit holders
- 76,514
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 3
- Distilleries
- Montana
- State
Missoula in one line
Missoula, Montana: 25 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (15).
- 32.7 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #509 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #3 of 70
- Montana city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
25 rows — Missoula is among the top three TTB cities in Montana by permit count. Sort by class or open any name for the full permit record.
Missoula vs nearby Montana cities
Missoula ranks 3rd in Montana — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Missoula
Wholesalers lead (15, 60%), followed by 5 importers and 3 distilleries across 25 TTB premises.
All 25 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Montana Whiskey CO. Montana Whiskey Company LLC | Distillery |
| Montgomery Distillery Montgomery Distillery, INC. | Distillery |
| Rattlesnake Creek Distillers Rattlesnake Creek Distillers | Distillery |
| Ellie Brown & Associates, LLC | Importer |
| Montgomery Distillery, INC. | Importer |
| Summit Beverage Roach & Smith Distributors, INC. | Importer |
| Ventureplanet Ventureplanet, LLC | Importer |
| Zip Beverage Zip, INC. | Importer |
| Back to the Mother Microbrewed Kombucha Back to the Mother Microbrewed Kombucha LLC | Wholesaler |
| Craft Beer Guild Distributing of Montana LLC | Wholesaler |
| Ellie Brown & Associates, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Sheehan Majestic Feist Watson Enterprises, INC. | Wholesaler |
| JL & Ko LLC | Wholesaler |
| Krisco Liquor Krisco INC | Wholesaler |
| Mimosaah Mimosaah Temptations LLC | Wholesaler |
| Missoula Bottling Company, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Montgomery Distillery, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Osito Wines Osito Wine Distributing DBA Osito Wines | Wholesaler |
| Summit Beverage Roach & Smith Distributors, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Ventureplanet Ventureplanet, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Vines2wines LLC | Wholesaler |
| Rndc of MT Young's Market Company of Idaho, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Zip Beverage Zip, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Ten Spoon a Montana Vineyard and Winery Rattlesnake Valley Farm LLP | Winery |
| Western Cider Company Western Cider Company LLC | Winery |
How Missoula compares within Montana
Missoula ranks 3rd of 70 cities in Montana by permit count; Bozeman leads the state with 29 holders.
The 25 permit holders listed here represent 9.2% 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, Missoula sits at #509 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 Missoula's population at 76,514. That works out to 32.7 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 Whiskey CO., Montgomery Distillery, Rattlesnake Creek Distillers (+22 more), spanning 15 wholesalers, 5 importers, 3 distilleries, 2 wineries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Missoula, Montana?
Missoula has 25 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (15). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Missoula rank among Montana cities?
Missoula ranks 3rd of 70 cities in Montana; Bozeman leads with 29 holders.
What share of Montana alcohol permits are in Missoula?
25 of 271 statewide Basic Permits (9.2%) list a Missoula premises address in this vintage.
How does Missoula rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Missoula is #509 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Missoula extract?
Examples from this city's table: Montana Whiskey CO., Montgomery Distillery, Rattlesnake Creek Distillers, Ellie Brown & Associates, LLC, plus 21 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. 25 TTB premises addresses grouped under Missoula, 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.