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Alcohol permits in Rochester
71 TTB Basic Permit holders with Rochester, New York premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 71
- Permit holders
- 208,772
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 9
- Wineries
- 5
- Distilleries
- New York
- State
Rochester in one line
Rochester, New York: 71 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (36).
- 34 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #154 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #6 of 783
- New York city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
Full Rochester directory (71 holders). Names link to individual permit pages with class, DBA, and TTB permit number where published.
Rochester vs nearby New York cities
Rochester ranks 6th in New York — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Long Island City 89 permits (+18 vs Rochester)
- White Plains 57 permits (+14 vs Rochester)
Four permit classes in Rochester
Wholesalers lead (36, 51%), followed by 21 importers and 9 wineries across 71 TTB premises.
All 71 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Black Button Distilling 24ligne LLC | Distillery |
| Four Fights Distilling Four Fights Distilling LLC | Distillery |
| High Falls Operating CO., LLC High Falls Operating CO, LLC | Distillery |
| Hometown Brew Hometown Brew LLC | Distillery |
| Lidestri Spirits Lidestri Beverages, LLC | Distillery |
| Black Button Distilling 24ligne LLC | Importer |
| Beers of the World Angotti Beverage CORP. | Importer |
| Brothers International Food Corporation | Importer |
| Direct Import Vines, INC. | Importer |
| GBG LLC Geloso Beverage Group LLC | Importer |
| Getachew Mengesha | Importer |
| Herard & Prie INC. | Importer |
| High Falls High Falls Operating CO, LLC | Importer |
| Mia Grimaldi Iqomi INC. | Importer |
| North American Breweries Labatt USA Operating CO, LLC | Importer |
| Lidestri Spirits Lidestri Beverages, LLC | Importer |
| Living Roots Wine & Company LLC | Importer |
| Mark Anthony Brands INC. | Importer |
| Mike's Hard Lemonade CO. Mark Anthony Brands INC. | Importer |
| Mike's Hard Lemonade CO. Mark Anthony Brewing INC. | Importer |
| Moonspirit | Importer |
| One Stop Brew Shop, LLC | Importer |
| Great American International Raise a Glass Foundation, INC. | Importer |
| Katell Pleven Selections The Vine Collective LLC | Importer |
| New Wine Distribution International William David Stewart | Importer |
| World Traveler Imports, LLC | Importer |
| Beers of the World Angotti Beverage CORP. | Wholesaler |
| Beers of the World Angotti Beverage CORP. | Wholesaler |
| West Ridge Beverage BB & NG Enterprises, LLC | Wholesaler |
| BDL Wines, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Lost Vineyards Brothers International Food Corporation | Wholesaler |
| Collage Cellars LLC | Wholesaler |
| College Club Beverages College Club Beverages, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Direct Import Vines, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Geloso Beverage Group Geloso Beverage Group LLC | Wholesaler |
| Herard & Prie INC. | Wholesaler |
| High Falls High Falls Operating CO, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Iqomi INC. | Wholesaler |
| Iron Smoke Whiskey LLC | Wholesaler |
| North American Breweries Labatt USA Operating CO, LLC | Wholesaler |
| North American Breweries Labatt USA Operating CO, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Lakeside Heatworks Barrels Lakeside Heatworks Barrels LLC | Wholesaler |
| Living Roots Wine & Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| Fiz Pop Shoppe Load-N-Go Beverage CORP. | Wholesaler |
| LRK Distribution LRK Distribution, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Lucky Beverage Wholesale INC | Wholesaler |
| Mark Anthony Brands INC. | Wholesaler |
| Mike's Hard Lemonade CO. Mark Anthony Brands INC. | Wholesaler |
| Mike's Hard Lemonade CO. Mark Anthony Brewing INC. | Wholesaler |
| Moonspirit | Wholesaler |
| One Stop Brew Shop, LLC | Wholesaler |
| One Stop Brew Shop One Stop Brew Shop, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Royaltown Brewing Royaltown Brewing LLC | Wholesaler |
| Southtown Beverages Drive-Thru. INC. | Wholesaler |
| MG Flow Teaposy, INC | Wholesaler |
| The Vine Collective LLC | Wholesaler |
| 3HB Three Heads Brewing, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Vba Ideas LLC | Wholesaler |
| World Traveler Imports, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wright Beverage Distributing Wright Wisner Distributing CORP. | Wholesaler |
| Wright Beverage Distributing Wright Wisner Distributing CORP. | Wholesaler |
| Wright Beverage Distrubuting Wright Wisner Distributing CORP. | Wholesaler |
| Agness Wine Cellars LLC | Winery |
| Fairport Brewing Company Fairport Brewing Company, LLC | Winery |
| Merikan Stronghold Meadery Jonathan Merikan | Winery |
| Lidestri Spirits Lidestri Beverages, LLC | Winery |
| Living Roots Wine & Company LLC | Winery |
| Seed and Stone Cidery Lucky Buzz Beverages, INC. | Winery |
| Iron Tug Brewing Nulton Business Holdings II LLC | Winery |
| Blue Toad Hard Cider Roc Hard Partners LLC | Winery |
| Vinecraft Wines BY Design, INC. | Winery |
How Rochester compares within New York
Rochester ranks 6th of 783 cities in New York by permit count; New York leads the state with 1,117 holders.
The 71 permit holders listed here represent 1.2% of New York's 5,887 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Rochester sits at #154 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 Rochester's population at 208,772. That works out to 34 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 Black Button Distilling, Four Fights Distilling, High Falls Operating CO., LLC (+68 more), spanning 36 wholesalers, 21 importers, 9 wineries, 5 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Rochester, New York?
Rochester has 71 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (36). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Rochester rank among New York cities?
Rochester ranks 6th of 783 cities in New York; New York leads with 1,117 holders.
What share of New York alcohol permits are in Rochester?
71 of 5,887 statewide Basic Permits (1.2%) list a Rochester premises address in this vintage.
How does Rochester rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Rochester is #154 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Rochester extract?
Examples from this city's table: Black Button Distilling, Four Fights Distilling, High Falls Operating CO., LLC, Hometown Brew, plus 67 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. 71 TTB premises addresses grouped under Rochester, New York — 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.