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Alcohol permits in Butler
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Butler, Tennessee, mostly wineries (1).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 127
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- Tennessee
- State
Butler in one line
Butler, Tennessee: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (1).
- 1,574.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #6505 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #92 of 162
- Tennessee city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
2 permit holders registered to Butler, Tennessee addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Butler vs nearby Tennessee cities
Butler ranks 92nd in Tennessee — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Livingston 2 permits
- McEwen 2 permits
Wineries and distilleries split Butler
Butler is a two-class market: 1 wineries (50%) and 1 distilleries (50%) among 2 holders.
Butler among cities by permit count and density
Each dot is a city (a representative sample by permit count and density, 30 of 8678 cities shown), positioned by total permits (left to right) against permits per 100k residents (bottom to top). The dividers sit at the median across all 8678 cities with a measurable population. Butler is highlighted.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Sugar Hollow Distillery Sugar Hollow Distillery, LLC | Distillery |
| Watauga Lake Winery Watauga Lake Winery, LLC | Winery |
How Butler compares within Tennessee
Butler ranks 92nd of 162 cities in Tennessee by permit count; Nashville leads the state with 190 holders.
The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of Tennessee's 862 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Butler sits at #6,505 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 Butler's population at 127. That works out to 1,574.8 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 Sugar Hollow Distillery, Watauga Lake Winery, spanning 1 wineries, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Butler, Tennessee?
Butler has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Butler rank among Tennessee cities?
Butler ranks 92nd of 162 cities in Tennessee; Nashville leads with 190 holders.
How does Butler rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Butler is #6,505 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Butler extract?
Examples from this city's table: Sugar Hollow Distillery, Watauga Lake Winery.
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 Butler, Tennessee — 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.