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Alcohol permits in Shelby
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Shelby, Montana, mostly importers (1).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 3,216
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Importers
- Montana
- State
Shelby in one line
Shelby, Montana: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; importers are the largest class (1).
- 62.2 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #5807 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #24 of 70
- Montana city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
2 permit holders registered to Shelby, Montana addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Shelby vs nearby Montana cities
Shelby ranks 24th in Montana — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Importers and wholesalers split Shelby
Shelby is a two-class market: 1 importers (50%) and 1 wholesalers (50%) among 2 holders.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Admiral Beverage CORP. | Importer |
| Admiral Beverage CORP. | Wholesaler |
How Shelby compares within Montana
Shelby ranks 24th of 70 cities in Montana by permit count; Bozeman leads the state with 29 holders.
The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.7% 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, Shelby sits at #5,807 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 Shelby's population at 3,216. That works out to 62.2 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 Admiral Beverage CORP., Admiral Beverage CORP., spanning 1 importers, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Shelby, Montana?
Shelby has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by importers (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Shelby rank among Montana cities?
Shelby ranks 24th of 70 cities in Montana; Bozeman leads with 29 holders.
How does Shelby rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Shelby is #5,807 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Shelby extract?
Examples from this city's table: Admiral Beverage CORP., Admiral Beverage CORP..
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. 2 TTB premises addresses grouped under Shelby, 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.