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Alcohol permits in Chesapeake
19 TTB Basic Permit holders with Chesapeake, Virginia premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 19
- Permit holders
- 252,583
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 4
- Wineries
- 2
- Distilleries
- Virginia
- State
Chesapeake in one line
Chesapeake, Virginia: 19 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (10).
- 7.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #706 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #24 of 336
- Virginia city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
19 permit holders registered to Chesapeake, Virginia addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Chesapeake vs nearby Virginia cities
Chesapeake ranks 24th in Virginia — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Woodbridge 21 permits (+2 vs Chesapeake)
- Reston 17 permits (+2 vs Chesapeake)
Four permit classes in Chesapeake
Wholesalers lead (10, 53%), followed by 4 wineries and 3 importers across 19 TTB premises.
All 19 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Deep Creek Distilling Company LLC Deep Creek Distilling Company LLC | Distillery |
| Nidra LLC | Distillery |
| Evolution Spirit Brands LLC | Importer |
| Hoffman Beverage Company Hoffman Beverage Company, INC. | Importer |
| Nidra LLC | Importer |
| Ararat Import Export CO. LLC | Wholesaler |
| Boss Man Distribution, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Bridges Trading Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| Evolution Spirit Brands LLC | Wholesaler |
| Executive Wines, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Hoffman Beverage Company Hoffman Beverage Company, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Lone Lion Distribution, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Patriot Hard Seltzer INC | Wholesaler |
| Premium Distributors of Virginia Premium Distributors of Virginia, L.L.C. | Wholesaler |
| Pretty Ugly Distribution LLC | Wholesaler |
| Abcbeez Andrew Conrod | Winery |
| Big Ugly Brewing Big Ugly Brewing Company LLC | Winery |
| Carafe Wine Makers Bottle of Red, LLC | Winery |
| Nidra LLC | Winery |
How Chesapeake compares within Virginia
Chesapeake ranks 24th of 336 cities in Virginia by permit count; Richmond leads the state with 116 holders.
The 19 permit holders listed here represent 0.9% of Virginia's 2,025 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Chesapeake sits at #706 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 Chesapeake's population at 252,583. That works out to 7.5 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 Deep Creek Distilling Company LLC, Nidra LLC, Evolution Spirit Brands LLC (+16 more), spanning 10 wholesalers, 4 wineries, 3 importers, 2 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Chesapeake, Virginia?
Chesapeake has 19 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (10). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Chesapeake rank among Virginia cities?
Chesapeake ranks 24th of 336 cities in Virginia; Richmond leads with 116 holders.
How does Chesapeake rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Chesapeake is #706 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Chesapeake extract?
Examples from this city's table: Deep Creek Distilling Company LLC, Nidra LLC, Evolution Spirit Brands LLC, Hoffman Beverage Company, plus 15 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. 19 TTB premises addresses grouped under Chesapeake, Virginia — 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.