City · Ohio
Alcohol permits in Defiance
A small TTB cluster: 5 Basic Permits in Defiance, Ohio, mostly wineries (2).
- 5
- Permit holders
- 17,276
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- Ohio
- State
Defiance in one line
Defiance, Ohio: 5 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (2).
- 28.9 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2888 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #66 of 435
- Ohio city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
5 permit holders registered to Defiance, Ohio addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Defiance vs nearby Ohio cities
Defiance ranks 66th in Ohio — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Defiance
Wineries lead (2, 40%), followed by 2 wholesalers and 1 distilleries across 5 TTB premises.
All 5 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| KCC Investment Properties, LLC | Distillery |
| Nwo Beverage, INC. | Wholesaler |
| City Beverage Company Talon Group, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Bad Farm Winery Bad Farm LLC. | Winery |
| KCC Investment Properties LLC KCC Investment Properties, LLC | Winery |
How Defiance compares within Ohio
Defiance ranks 66th of 435 cities in Ohio by permit count; Cincinnati leads the state with 173 holders.
The 5 permit holders listed here represent 0.3% of Ohio's 1,680 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Defiance sits at #2,888 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 Defiance's population at 17,276. That works out to 28.9 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 KCC Investment Properties, LLC, Nwo Beverage, INC., City Beverage Company (+2 more), spanning 2 wineries, 2 wholesalers, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Defiance, Ohio?
Defiance has 5 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Defiance rank among Ohio cities?
Defiance ranks 66th of 435 cities in Ohio; Cincinnati leads with 173 holders.
How does Defiance rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Defiance is #2,888 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Defiance extract?
Examples from this city's table: KCC Investment Properties, LLC, Nwo Beverage, INC., City Beverage Company, Bad Farm Winery, plus 1 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. 5 TTB premises addresses grouped under Defiance, Ohio — 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.