Issued by Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, Division of Liquor Licensing and Enforcement, at step 5 of 6 in the opening sequence: alcohol permits.
A small brewery may run one attached tasting room where it pours samples and full glasses of its own beer and sells it to go. To serve other makers’ beer, wine or spirits, or to run a full restaurant, the brewery also holds an on-premises retail license under chapter 43 (the row above). The federal TTB brewer’s notice comes first and the town must approve the premises.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 5 of 6: Alcohol permits
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, Division of Liquor Licensing and Enforcement.
Sources and dates
28-A M.R.S. 1355-A (manufacturer licenses); Bureau small brewery application and licensee liquor law guide (spring 2025). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
Yes. A small brewery may run one attached tasting room where it pours samples and full glasses of its own beer and sells it to go.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Maine it is listed for brewery taprooms.
Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, Division of Liquor Licensing and Enforcement.
Step 5 of 6, alcohol permits. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space and get the permits for your kind of business.
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