City · North Carolina
Alcohol permits in New Bern
9 TTB Basic Permit holders with New Bern, North Carolina premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 9
- Permit holders
- 32,734
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 2
- Distilleries
- North Carolina
- State
New Bern in one line
New Bern, North Carolina: 9 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (4).
- 27.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1614 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #29 of 307
- North Carolina city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
9 permit holders registered to New Bern, North Carolina addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
New Bern vs nearby North Carolina cities
New Bern ranks 29th in North Carolina — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Ocean Isle Beach 9 permits
- Elizabeth City 9 permits
Four permit classes in New Bern
Wholesalers lead (4, 44%), followed by 2 wineries and 2 distilleries across 9 TTB premises.
All 9 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Bootleggers and Barrels Barrel's Brewhouse 3play LLC | Distillery |
| The Garage Bar The Garage Bar LLC | Distillery |
| Johnson Brothers Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC. | Importer |
| Bootleggers and Barrels Barrel's Brewhouse 3play LLC | Wholesaler |
| Brutopia Brutopia, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Freshwater Beer Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| Johnson Brothers Johnson Brothers of North Carolina, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Barrel's Brewhouse 3play LLC | Winery |
| Eight Hooves Meadery Eight Hooves Meadery LLC | Winery |
How New Bern compares within North Carolina
New Bern ranks 29th of 307 cities in North Carolina by permit count; Raleigh leads the state with 437 holders.
The 9 permit holders listed here represent 0.5% of North Carolina's 1,913 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, New Bern sits at #1,614 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 New Bern's population at 32,734. That works out to 27.5 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 Bootleggers and Barrels, The Garage Bar, Johnson Brothers (+6 more), spanning 4 wholesalers, 2 wineries, 2 distilleries, 1 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in New Bern, North Carolina?
New Bern has 9 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (4). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does New Bern rank among North Carolina cities?
New Bern ranks 29th of 307 cities in North Carolina; Raleigh leads with 437 holders.
How does New Bern rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
New Bern is #1,614 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the New Bern extract?
Examples from this city's table: Bootleggers and Barrels, The Garage Bar, Johnson Brothers, Bootleggers and Barrels, 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 New Bern, North Carolina — 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.