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Alcohol permits in Alaska

Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Alaska - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.

158
Total permits
#50
National rank
21.5
Per 100k residents
27
Cities covered

Alaska in one line

Alaska holds 158 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (73) - at 21.5 per 100,000 residents, the 21st densest state.

#50
by total permits
#21
by permits per capita
30
wineries
24
distilleries

Source: TTB List of Permittees (April 2025) · Census Vintage-2023 population.

Data updated July 2026

According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) List of Permittees, published April 2025, 83,590 federal alcohol Basic Permits are on file across 52 states and territories. This page lists every holder with premises in the state, drawn directly from that public federal record; see the methodology for details.

Permit mix

How Alaska's 158 permits split across the four classes.

Wholesalers73 · 46%
Importers31 · 20%
Wineries30 · 19%
Distilleries24 · 15%

Top cities in Alaska

Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city

permits
Source TTB List of Permittees As of April 2025

All permit holders (158)

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Name Class
Ravens Ring Brewing Company

Ravens Ring, LLC

Winery
Sweetgale Wines

Sweetgale Wines, LLC

Winery
Swiftwater Wine

Swiftwater Wine LLC

Winery
Swamp Donkey Beverage Company

The Rustic Peony, LLC

Winery
Legends of Alaska Lumberjack Cove

Triton LLC

Winery
Alaska Ciderworks and Meadery

Twister Creek, INC.

Winery
Two Seasons Meadery

Two Seasons Mead, LLC

Winery
Zip Kombucha

Zip Kombucha LLC

Winery
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Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permits are in Alaska?

Alaska has 158 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 30 wineries, 24 distilleries, 31 importers, and 73 wholesalers. That is the 50th most of any U.S. state or territory.

What is Alaska's per-capita permit rate?

Alaska has 21.5 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 21st by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.

Which Alaska city has the most permit holders?

Anchorage leads Alaska with 64 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Fairbanks, Juneau, Kodiak.

Are breweries included?

No. Breweries do not hold an FAA Basic Permit, they operate under a Brewer's Notice (IRC §6103, protected from disclosure), so they are not in the public TTB List of Permittees this directory is built from.

Where does this data come from?

The TTB FOIA "List of Permittees," published April 2025, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration.

Sources: TTB FOIA List of Permittees (April 2025) · U.S. Census Bureau Vintage-2023 population estimates for per-capita rates (Verify with the Census Bureau →). Reformatted without alteration; confirm any record against the official TTB list.

Every figure on PlainAlcohol is rendered directly from federal TTB permit data, no number is typed in by an editor. This state count is rendered directly from the TTB List of Permittees, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.