Liquor Manufacturer Permits

What is a liquor manufacturer permit?

Liquor manufacturer permits allow you to manufacture, store, and bottle the beverages allowed by the permit. You may also wholesale the products you make or appoint a wholesaler to do so for you. You may hold more than one manufacturer permit at a time. For example, if you want to manufacture beer and hard cider, you will need both the Manufacturer Permit for Beer and the Manufacturer Permit for Wine, Cider, and Mead.

We offer four types of manufacturer permits:

1. Manufacturer of Beer

2. Manufacturer of Spirits 

3. Manufacturer of Wine, Cider, and Mead

4. Manufacturer of Farm Winery

What does the liquor manufacturer permit allow?

Every manufacturer permit allows you to offer tastings of your product on your premises. Every manufacturer permit allows you to sell sealed containers of your products at retail for consumers to take and consume elsewhere. Most manufacturer permits (all except the Manufacturer Permit for Spirits) allow you to sell your products by glass, can, or bottle for consumption on the premises.  

(Note that some of these activities are limited depending on the volume of alcohol you produce. You should review the manufacturer statute for more specific information about production limits.)

IMPORTANT: You must have Federal approval from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to manufacture before you proceed with any manufacturer application (e.g., Brewer’s Notice or Distilled Spirits Permit). You will need local approval before submitting this application.