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Alcohol permits in Madison
55 TTB Basic Permit holders with Madison, Wisconsin premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 55
- Permit holders
- 278,001
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 9
- Wineries
- 7
- Distilleries
- Wisconsin
- State
Madison in one line
Madison, Wisconsin: 55 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (28).
- 19.8 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #206 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #2 of 259
- Wisconsin city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
55 rows — Madison is among the top three TTB cities in Wisconsin by permit count. Sort by class or open any name for the full permit record.
Madison vs nearby Wisconsin cities
Madison ranks 2nd in Wisconsin — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Madison
Wholesalers lead (28, 51%), followed by 11 importers and 9 wineries across 55 TTB premises.
All 55 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Avid Drinkers LLC Avid Drinkers LLC | Distillery |
| The Cider Farm Cider Farm Brands, LLC | Distillery |
| Imaginary Factory Imaginary Factory LLC | Distillery |
| Karben4 Brewing Karben4 Brewing, LLC | Distillery |
| Old Sugar Distillery, LLC | Distillery |
| State Line Distillery State Line Distillery, LLC | Distillery |
| Young Blood Beer Company Young Blood Beer Company LLC | Distillery |
| Asymmetric Brands LLC | Importer |
| Bruzzi Wines, LLC | Importer |
| Enoch Melgarejo | Importer |
| Four Lakes Import & Export Four Lakes Import & Export, LLC | Importer |
| General Beer Distributors | Importer |
| Master Imports General Beverage Sales Company | Importer |
| Import! Wines INC | Importer |
| Phillips Distributing CORP. | Importer |
| Phillips Wine CO. | Importer |
| Untitled Art Untitled Art, LLC | Importer |
| Yahara Bay Distillers, INC. | Importer |
| Alto Vino Alto Vino, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Asymmetric Brands LLC | Wholesaler |
| Bruzzi Wines, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Dead Bird Brewing Company | Wholesaler |
| Death's Door Spirits, LLC | Wholesaler |
| European Liquors Emin Buzhunashvili LLC | Wholesaler |
| Enoch Melgarejo | Wholesaler |
| General Beer Distributors | Wholesaler |
| Master Imports General Beverage Sales Company | Wholesaler |
| Hard Nectar Hard Nectar, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Herbiery Herbiery LLC | Wholesaler |
| Hop Free Brewing Company Hop Free Brewing Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| Horizon Drafts, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Import! Wines INC | Wholesaler |
| J&P International, L.L.C. | Wholesaler |
| Minocqua Brewing Company, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Minocqua Brewing Company Minocqua Brewing Company, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Nature Keepers L.L.C. | Wholesaler |
| One Barrel Brewing Company, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Phillips Distributing CORP. | Wholesaler |
| Phillips Wine CO. | Wholesaler |
| Steelhead Aleworks Steelhead Aleworks LLC | Wholesaler |
| Stray Forth Stray Forth, LLC | Wholesaler |
| The Marketing Hub LLC | Wholesaler |
| Tridentine Brewery Tridentine Brewing LLC | Wholesaler |
| Untitled Art Untitled Art, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Vineyard Champion, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Working Draft Beer Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| Black Rose Blending Company Black Rose Blending Company LLC | Winery |
| Bos Meadery Bos Meadery LLC | Winery |
| The Cider Farm Cider Farm Brands, LLC | Winery |
| Alt Brew Greenview Brewing LLC | Winery |
| Imaginary Factory Imaginary Factory LLC | Winery |
| Odilon Ford Winery Odilon Ford Winery INC | Winery |
| Old Sugar Distillery, LLC | Winery |
| Restoration Cider Works Restoration Cider Works LLC | Winery |
| Yahara Bay Distillers, INC. | Winery |
How Madison compares within Wisconsin
Madison ranks 2nd of 259 cities in Wisconsin by permit count; Milwaukee leads the state with 123 holders.
The 55 permit holders listed here represent 5.5% of Wisconsin's 995 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Madison sits at #206 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 Madison's population at 278,001. That works out to 19.8 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 Avid Drinkers LLC, The Cider Farm, Imaginary Factory (+52 more), spanning 28 wholesalers, 11 importers, 9 wineries, 7 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Madison, Wisconsin?
Madison has 55 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (28). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Madison rank among Wisconsin cities?
Madison ranks 2nd of 259 cities in Wisconsin; Milwaukee leads with 123 holders.
What share of Wisconsin alcohol permits are in Madison?
55 of 995 statewide Basic Permits (5.5%) list a Madison premises address in this vintage.
How does Madison rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Madison is #206 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Madison extract?
Examples from this city's table: Avid Drinkers LLC, The Cider Farm, Imaginary Factory, Karben4 Brewing, plus 51 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. 55 TTB premises addresses grouped under Madison, Wisconsin — 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.