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Alcohol permits in Montana

Name: Montana Federal Alcohol Permit Holders
Creator: PlainAlcohol
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Every TTB Federal Basic Permit holder in Montana - wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers, from the public List of Permittees.

271
Total permits: #45
National rank: 23.9
Above median · per 100k: 70
Cities covered

Count rank ≠ density rank

Montana holds 271 federal alcohol permits (#45 of 52 by count) but ranks #18 at 23.9 per 100,000 residents — count rank and density rank diverge on this state.

#45
by total permits: #18
by permits per capita: 271
permits in state: 23.9/100k
residents

Source: TTB List of Permittees (August 2026) · Census Vintage-2023 population.

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Data updated September 2026

Montana vs all states by federal permit count

Where this state's TTB Basic Permit count sits among every state and territory on PlainAlcohol

271 45th of 52 higher than 7 of 52 states

States, banded by federal alcohol Basic Permit count

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Source TTB List of Permittees · August 2026

Permit mix

How Montana's 271 permits split across the four classes.

Wholesalers128 · 47%

Importers52 · 19%

Wineries48 · 18%

Distilleries43 · 16%

Bozeman

29
Kalispell

26
Missoula

25
Billings

19
Butte

15

Montana alcohol industry score

One composite grade from Montana's own TTB permit data, benchmarked against every other state and territory PlainAlcohol tracks (not an external industry standard). A state missing an input is graded on the remaining dimensions alone -- the missing weight moves to them rather than deflating the score.

B- 66

Producer density C

23.9 / 100k residents

TTB-permitted producers per 100,000 residents

Industry diversity C+

68/100

1 minus the Herfindahl index across distillery/winery/importer/wholesaler permit shares -- higher means no single permit type dominates

City coverage A-

6.2 / 100k residents

Distinct cities with a TTB-permitted producer, per 100,000 residents

Source: TTB List of Permittees, August 2026, and U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population. See methodology.

All permit holders (271)

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Name	City	Class	Permit #
B.Y.O.B., INC.	Kalispell	Importer	MT-I-825
Bent Frenchman Selections Bent Frenchman Selections, LLC	Victor	Importer	MT-I-21008
Blue Rock Distributing CO.	Miles City	Importer	MT-I-816
Briggs Distributing Company, INC.	Billings	Importer	MT-I-806
Bronken's Good Time Company	Bozeman	Importer	MT-I-777
Cardinal Distributing Company LLC	Bozeman	Importer	MT-I-824
Devine & Asselstine, INC.	Great Falls	Importer	MT-I-780
Ellie Brown & Associates, LLC	Missoula	Importer	MT-I-21001
Exports, INC.	Sweetgrass	Importer	MT-I-762
Fap Spirits CORP.	Bozeman	Importer	MT-I-21019
Federation of Beer, INC.	Columbia Falls	Importer	MT-I-21004
Gaia Global, INC	Whitefish	Importer	MT-I-21002
George's Distributing, INC.	Helena	Importer	MT-I-21025
Glacier Hops Ranch, INC. Glacier Hops Ranch, INC.	Whitefish	Importer	MT-I-21021
Havre Distributors, INC.	Havre	Importer	MT-I-794
Mountain Consolidated Packaging Headframe Spirits Manufacturing, INC.	Butte	Importer	MT-I-21014
Headframe Spirits, INC.	Butte	Importer	MT-I-21013
I Tre Fratelli LLC	Kalispell	Importer	MT-I-21005
Intermountain Distributing CO.	Billings	Importer	MT-I-775
Ironmask Imports Ironmask Imports LLC	Townsend	Importer	MT-I-21029
Latitud Sur Wine Import, LLC	Clancy	Importer	MT-I-15007
Lieu Dit Distribution, LLC Lieu Dit Distribution LLC	Red Lodge	Importer	MT-I-21032
Marketplas Marketplas LLC	Bozeman	Importer	MT-I-21027
Matthew Fleming	Eureka	Importer	MT-I-15008
Mechanical Enterprises CORP.	Power	Importer	MT-I-21026
Montgomery Distillery, INC.	Missoula	Importer	MT-I-21012
Worldly Wine Imports Nancy Lee Cunnigham	Kalispell	Importer	MT-I-21015
Nemont Beverage Corporation	Glasgow	Importer	MT-I-793
Nemont Beverage Corporation	Glasgow	Importer	MT-I-812
Norwegian Beverage Company Norwegian Beverage Company, LLC	Belgrade	Importer	MT-I-21023
Old Reserve Enterprise LLC	Kalispell	Importer	MT-I-21022
Pegasus Information Systems Management, LLC	Butte	Importer	MT-I-21003
Prairie Smoke Designs Prairie Smoke Designs LLC	Belgrade	Importer	MT-I-21030
Rediviva Wines Rediviva LLC	Belgrade	Importer	MT-I-21024
Summit Beverage Roach & Smith Distributors, INC.	Missoula	Importer	MT-I-15006
Summit Beverage Roach & Smith Distributors, INC.	Kalispell	Importer	MT-I-21020
Summit Beverage Roach & Smith Distributors, INC.	Billings	Importer	MT-I-21031
Rocky Mountain Wine Company	Kalispell	Importer	MT-I-15000
Eagle Beverage Shelby Distributors LLC	Great Falls	Importer	MT-I-826
Sivert Mysse	Billings	Importer	MT-I-21007
Smith Marketing Company	Billings	Importer	MT-I-829
The Shepherd Company	Butte	Importer	MT-I-832
Three Arrows Wines Three Arrows Wines LLC	Lakeside	Importer	MT-I-21011
Ventureplanet Ventureplanet, LLC	Missoula	Importer	MT-I-21010
Zip Beverage Zip, INC.	Missoula	Importer	MT-I-820
2 Fat Guys Spirits 2 Fat Guys Distillery, LLC	Bozeman	Wholesaler	MT-P-21053
Acro, INC.	Eureka	Wholesaler	MT-P-2971
Admiral Beverage CORP.	Great Falls	Wholesaler	MT-P-21039
Admiral Beverage CORP.	Shelby	Wholesaler	MT-P-21040
Admiral Beverage CORP.	Havre	Wholesaler	MT-P-21041

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Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permits are in Montana?

Montana has 271 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 48 wineries, 43 distilleries, 52 importers, and 128 wholesalers. That is the 45th most of any U.S. state or territory.

What is Montana's per-capita permit rate?

Montana has 23.9 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 18th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.

Which Montana city has the most permit holders?

Bozeman leads Montana with 29 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Kalispell, Missoula, Billings.

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 August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration.

Reading Montana's count-vs-density split

Montana holds 271 federal alcohol permits (#45 of 52 by count) but ranks #18 at 23.9 per 100,000 residents — count rank and density rank diverge on this state. Federal Basic Permits authorize FAA Act activity, not retail sale, and are not a substitute for the state ABC license.

Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, published August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration. Per-capita rates use U.S. Census Bureau Vintage-2023 population (Verify with the Census Bureau →). Confirm any record against the official TTB Public Permit Search. For informational purposes only; see our disclaimer.