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Alcohol permits in Colorado
Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Colorado - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.
- 1,681
- Total permits
- #12
- National rank
- 28.6
- Per 100k residents
- 157
- Cities covered
Colorado in one line
Colorado holds 1,681 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (782) - at 28.6 per 100,000 residents, the 12th densest state.
- #12
- by total permits
- #12
- by permits per capita
- 274
- wineries
- 173
- 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 Colorado's 1,681 permits split across the four classes.
Top cities in Colorado
Bar length = federal alcohol permit holders in the city
- Denver
Denver, Colorado
441 permits
- Boulder 82
Boulder, Colorado
82 permits
- Colorado Springs 77
Colorado Springs, Colorado
77 permits
- Aurora 59
Aurora, Colorado
59 permits
- Longmont 54
Longmont, Colorado
54 permits
- Littleton 53
Littleton, Colorado
53 permits
- Fort Collins 51
Fort Collins, Colorado
51 permits
- Centennial 49
Centennial, Colorado
49 permits
- Palisade 41
Palisade, Colorado
41 permits
- Golden 34
Golden, Colorado
34 permits
All permit holders (1,681)
Page 28 of 34| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Vintage Vine Imports, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Vintages Handcrafted Wine International, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Cru Vin Dogs Wine Group Vinternational Imports, LTD. | Wholesaler |
| Vinwine Imports Vinwine Imports, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Vitorio's Vineyard Vitorio's Vineyard LLC | Wholesaler |
| Volio, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Voyager Trading Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| VWR International, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wackadoo Brewing Wackadoo Brewing LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wahatoya Brewing Company Wahatoya Brewing Company, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Walters Enterprise LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wanser Works LLC | Wholesaler |
| Brass & Anchor Distilling CO Warriors and Whiskey Distilling CO., LLC | Wholesaler |
| Warthog Wines Warthog Wines LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wasp Distributing, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Watershed Distributing, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Watkins Gold Watkins Gold LLC | Wholesaler |
| Watson Distributing Corporation Watson Distributing Corporation | Wholesaler |
| Weaver's Spirits Weaver's Distillery LLC | Wholesaler |
| Weldwerks Beverage CO. Weldwerks Brewing CO., LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wend Energy, INC. | Wholesaler |
| West Winds Beverage Imports | Wholesaler |
| Western Distributing Company | Wholesaler |
| Western Slope Bar Supplies, INC | Wholesaler |
| Solitaire Wine and Spirits Western Wine Wholesalers, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Western Wine Wholesalers, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Westfax Brewing Company | Wholesaler |
| Westfax Brewing Company | Wholesaler |
| Candid Cocktails Wheel House Canning CO. LLC | Wholesaler |
| When in Rome Wine Group, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Ramblebine Brewing Company Whikyben LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wild Capture Wild Capture | Wholesaler |
| Wild Leaf Wine LLC | Wholesaler |
| Spirits of the West Wild West End Spirits LLC | Wholesaler |
| Align Beverage Ventures Wild Wines & Spirits LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wilkie Antique Wine Distribution CORP. | Wholesaler |
| Willette Wine Company Willette Wine Company LLC | Wholesaler |
| Willette Wines Willette Wine Wholesale LLC | Wholesaler |
| William W. Stockton | Wholesaler |
| Willyum's Margarita LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wine Down Selections LLC | Wholesaler |
| Lemont Wine Ex LTD. | Wholesaler |
| Wine Source of Colorado LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wine Station Imports LLC | Wholesaler |
| Winery 5280 Winery 5280 LLC | Wholesaler |
| The Peak Brewery & Bistro Winter Park Brewing, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Wismettac Asian Foods, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Witt Distributing INC. | Wholesaler |
| Woba Woba Beer, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Worldwide Beverage, LLC | Wholesaler |
Related guides
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Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permits are in Colorado?
Colorado has 1,681 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 274 wineries, 173 distilleries, 452 importers, and 782 wholesalers. That is the 12th most of any U.S. state or territory.
What is Colorado's per-capita permit rate?
Colorado has 28.6 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 12th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.
Which Colorado city has the most permit holders?
Denver leads Colorado with 441 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Boulder, Colorado Springs, Aurora.
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.