City · North Dakota
Alcohol permits in Minot
12 TTB Basic Permit holders with Minot, North Dakota premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 12
- Permit holders
- 47,791
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 4
- Wineries
- 1
- Importers
- North Dakota
- State
Minot in one line
Minot, North Dakota: 12 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (7).
- 25.1 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1193 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #2 of 36
- North Dakota city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
12 rows — Minot is among the top three TTB cities in North Dakota by permit count. Sort by class or open any name for the full permit record.
Minot vs nearby North Dakota cities
Minot ranks 2nd in North Dakota — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Minot
Wholesalers lead (7, 58%), followed by 4 wineries and 1 importers across 12 TTB premises.
All 12 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Schmidt Family Holdings LLC | Importer |
| Cross Distributing, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Magic City Beverage Company | Wholesaler |
| Morelli's Distributing, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Northern Bottling CO. | Wholesaler |
| Schmidt Family Holdings LLC | Wholesaler |
| Sunrise Delivery Sunrise Acquisitions, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Sunrise Delivery INC | Wholesaler |
| Atypical Brewery & Barrelworks Atypical LLC | Winery |
| Dakota Prairie Winery Rensland Family Properties, LLC | Winery |
| Thumbs Up Winery Timothy L and Arlis K. Effertz | Winery |
| Urban Winery Urban Winery LLC | Winery |
How Minot compares within North Dakota
Minot ranks 2nd of 36 cities in North Dakota by permit count; Fargo leads the state with 30 holders.
The 12 permit holders listed here represent 10.3% of North Dakota's 116 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Minot sits at #1,193 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 Minot's population at 47,791. That works out to 25.1 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 Schmidt Family Holdings LLC, Cross Distributing, INC., Magic City Beverage Company (+9 more), spanning 7 wholesalers, 4 wineries, 1 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Minot, North Dakota?
Minot has 12 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (7). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Minot rank among North Dakota cities?
Minot ranks 2nd of 36 cities in North Dakota; Fargo leads with 30 holders.
What share of North Dakota alcohol permits are in Minot?
12 of 116 statewide Basic Permits (10.3%) list a Minot premises address in this vintage.
How does Minot rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Minot is #1,193 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Minot extract?
Examples from this city's table: Schmidt Family Holdings LLC, Cross Distributing, INC., Magic City Beverage Company, Morelli's Distributing, INC., plus 8 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. 12 TTB premises addresses grouped under Minot, North Dakota — 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.