Bear Distributing

What the Data Shows for Bear Distributing

Bear Distributing operates as a federally licensed Wholesaler in Seattle, Washington. Its TTB permit number is TTB-WH-WA-81127, issued on 2020-10-20 and currently shown as active in the federal permittee registry. That registry is maintained by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau — the U.S. Treasury agency that regulates the production, labeling, and federal taxation of alcoholic beverages. Every record displayed on this page maps 1:1 to a row in that public, FOIA-released database.

A Wholesaler's Basic Permit, the class that covers Bear Distributing, authorizes the middle tier of the three-tier distribution system — buying alcoholic beverages from producers and importers and reselling them to licensed retailers. Most states mandate this separation as a Prohibition-era safeguard against vertical producer-to-retail consolidation.

Federal permits do not stand alone. Bear Distributing must also hold an active Washington state ABC license covering this premises, and in most states must route product to retailers only through licensed wholesalers. If the federal permit status changes — surrendered, terminated, or transferred — the state ABC record and the distributor's books should reflect that change within weeks. Statewide, Washington currently hosts 902 federally licensed producers, of which 196 are breweries, 76 are distilleries, and 595 are wineries — context that helps compare this single-producer record against the state's broader beverage economy.