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Alcohol permits in Wisconsin

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

984
Total permits: #22
National rank: 16.6
Per 100k residents: 263
Cities covered

Wisconsin in one line

Wisconsin holds 984 federal alcohol permits, led by wholesalers (434) - at 16.6 per 100,000 residents, the 38th densest state.

#22
by total permits: #38
by permits per capita: 251
wineries: 123
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 Wisconsin's 984 permits split across the four classes.

Wholesalers434 · 44%

Wineries251 · 26%

Importers176 · 18%

Distilleries123 · 13%

Milwaukee

119
Madison

54
LA Crosse

30
Green Bay

26
Brookfield

16
Eau Claire

16
Waunakee

15
New Berlin

15
Hartland

12
Pewaukee

12

All permit holders (984)

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Name	City	Class	Permit #
Pabst Brewing Company, LLC	LA Crosse	Wholesaler	WI-P-3262
Pandora Herbal Malt Beverage CO. Pandora Brewing INC.	Kenosha	Wholesaler	WI-P-21093
Pangaea Beer Company Pangaea Beer Company, LLC	Black River Falls	Wholesaler	WI-P-15010
Parachute Wine and Spirits LLC	Oak Creek	Wholesaler	WI-P-21234
Park Ridge Distributing, INC.	Eau Claire	Wholesaler	WI-P-2697
Pehler Distributing, INC.	Arcadia	Wholesaler	WI-P-2623
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of LA Crosse	LA Crosse	Wholesaler	WI-P-21220
Pequod Imports LLC	Lodi	Wholesaler	WI-P-21124
Phillips Distributing CORP.	Madison	Wholesaler	WI-P-2553
Phillips Wine CO.	Madison	Wholesaler	WI-P-3141
Philly's Premium Beverages LLC	Grafton	Wholesaler	WI-P-21049
Piper's Alcohol & Beverages Piper's Accessories & Apparel LLC	Milwaukee	Wholesaler	WI-P-21278
Potosi Brewing Company	Potosi	Wholesaler	WI-P-15115
Prairie Hawk Winery Prairie Hawk Winery INC	Wisconsin Dells	Wholesaler	WI-P-15139
Preferred Distributors, LLC	Prairie Du Chien	Wholesaler	WI-P-15109
Preferred Distributors, LLC	Rice Lake	Wholesaler	WI-P-15110
Preferred Distributors, LLC	Sparta	Wholesaler	WI-P-15111
Preferred Distributors, LLC	Lake Delton	Wholesaler	WI-P-15112
Preferred Distributors, LLC	Spencer	Wholesaler	WI-P-15113
Pure Wine Wisconsin, LLC	Oak Creek	Wholesaler	WI-P-21207
Winebow Purple Feet Wines, LLC	Hartland	Wholesaler	WI-P-3171
PVD Enterprises LLC	Menasha	Wholesaler	WI-P-15154
R'noggin Brewing R' Noggin Brewing, LLC	Kenosha	Wholesaler	WI-P-21284
R.I. Imports, LLC	Walworth	Wholesaler	WI-P-21287
Raise Your Glass LLC	Waukesha	Wholesaler	WI-P-15119
Range Beverage, INC.	Hurley	Wholesaler	WI-P-3248
Ratas Wholesale Liquor Company	Milwaukee	Wholesaler	WI-P-3165
Red Republican LLC	Oconomowoc	Wholesaler	WI-P-21180
Red Sky Brands Red SKY Brands LLC	Waupaca	Wholesaler	WI-P-21296
Vie de Vin Revontulet Initiatives LLC	Walworth	Wholesaler	WI-P-21147
Joseph Farms Richard Joseph	Belleville	Wholesaler	WI-P-21038
Riddim and Spice LLC	Racine	Wholesaler	WI-P-21204
Ripp Distributing Company, INC.	Black River Falls	Wholesaler	WI-P-2501
River City Distributing Company, INC.	Watertown	Wholesaler	WI-P-2926
Badger State Distribution Rmdp Corporation	Milwaukee	Wholesaler	WI-P-21237
Robinson Beverage CO LLC	Milwaukee	Wholesaler	WI-P-21023
Roesler & Company Brewing LLC	Onalaska	Wholesaler	WI-P-21168
Rule #1 Beverages Rule #1 Beverages LLC	Clintonville	Wholesaler	WI-P-21300
Rustic Road Brewing Company Rustic Ventures, LLC	Racine	Wholesaler	WI-P-15150
Bill's Distributing South S & S Distributing, INC.	Sparta	Wholesaler	WI-P-2780
S&S Distribution LLC	Monroe	Wholesaler	WI-P-21041
S.J. Alonte Imports	Milwaukee	Wholesaler	WI-P-21047
Sa Professional Media Solutions INC.	Milwaukee	Wholesaler	WI-P-21062
San Juan Wines LLC San Juan Wines LLC	Wausau	Wholesaler	WI-P-21298
Saratoga Liquor Company, INC.	Superior	Wholesaler	WI-P-3249
SB Brewing LLC	Sturgeon Bay	Wholesaler	WI-P-21213
Sconnie Sconnie Beverage, LLC	Oconomowoc	Wholesaler	WI-P-15071
Select Sellars, LLC	New Glarus	Wholesaler	WI-P-15085
SSL "red" Shamea's Swimwear Line, LLC	Milwaukee	Wholesaler	WI-P-21208
Shypoke Spirits LLC	Fountain City	Wholesaler	WI-P-21067

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Frequently asked questions

How many federal alcohol permits are in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin has 984 active federal alcohol Basic Permits - 251 wineries, 123 distilleries, 176 importers, and 434 wholesalers. That is the 22nd most of any U.S. state or territory.

What is Wisconsin's per-capita permit rate?

Wisconsin has 16.6 federal alcohol permits per 100,000 residents (U.S. Census Vintage-2023 population), ranking 38th by density. Per-capita rates are high in wine- and spirits-producing states with smaller populations.

Which Wisconsin city has the most permit holders?

Milwaukee leads Wisconsin with 119 federal alcohol permit holders, followed by Madison, LA Crosse, Green Bay.

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.

Permit mix

All permit holders (984)

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