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Alcohol permits in Temple
12 TTB Basic Permit holders with Temple, Texas premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 12
- Permit holders
- 89,602
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 4
- Wineries
- 1
- Importers
- Texas
- State
Temple in one line
Temple, Texas: 12 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (7).
- 13.4 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1208 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #76 of 587
- Texas city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
12 permit holders registered to Temple, Texas addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Temple vs nearby Texas cities
Temple ranks 76th in Texas — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Temple
Wholesalers lead (7, 58%), followed by 4 wineries and 1 importers across 12 TTB premises.
All 12 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Kristen Distributing Company Kristen Distributing CO. | Importer |
| Jack Hilliard Distributing Co.,inc. | Wholesaler |
| Keg 1 O'neal - Temple Keg 1 O'neal, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Gidden Distributing Keg 1 Permian Basin, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Kristen Distributing Company Kristen Distributing CO. | Wholesaler |
| Mikeska Distributing Company Raymond C. Mikeska, JR. | Wholesaler |
| Sojo Licenses LLC | Wholesaler |
| Spec's Wine, Spirits and Finer Foods #66 Spec's Family CORP. | Wholesaler |
| 3 Texans Winery, LLC | Winery |
| Headstone Wine CO. LLC | Winery |
| Icon Wines, LLC | Winery |
| Moose and Goose Winery Moose and Goose Winery, LLC | Winery |
How Temple compares within Texas
Temple ranks 76th of 587 cities in Texas by permit count; Houston leads the state with 790 holders.
The 12 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of Texas's 5,153 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Temple sits at #1,208 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 Temple's population at 89,602. That works out to 13.4 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 Kristen Distributing Company, Jack Hilliard Distributing Co.,inc., Keg 1 O'neal - Temple (+9 more), spanning 7 wholesalers, 4 wineries, 1 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Temple, Texas?
Temple 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 Temple rank among Texas cities?
Temple ranks 76th of 587 cities in Texas; Houston leads with 790 holders.
How does Temple rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Temple is #1,208 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Temple extract?
Examples from this city's table: Kristen Distributing Company, Jack Hilliard Distributing Co.,inc., Keg 1 O'neal - Temple, Gidden Distributing, 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 Temple, Texas — 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.