A small brewery (100 to 60,000 barrels a year) may serve its own beer in a sample room without a retail license: between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., no more than 48 ounces per customer a day, and no more than 2,000 barrels a year on the premises. Serving later, pouring more or adding wine and spirits needs a retail license from the row above. The federal TTB brewer’s notice comes first.
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 Montana Department of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.
Sources and dates
MCA 16-3-213, 16-3-214 and 16-4-501 (2025). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
Yes. A small brewery (100 to 60,000 barrels a year) may serve its own beer in a sample room without a retail license: between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., no more than 48 ounces per customer a day, and no more than 2,000 barrels a year on the premises.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
No. In Montana it is listed for brewery taprooms.
Montana Department of Revenue, Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.
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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