Who needs a manufacturer’s license (brewery) or brewpub manufacturer’s license in Rhode Island?

Issued by Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, Division of Commercial Licensing (Liquor Enforcement), at step 5 of 6 in the opening sequence: alcohol permits.

1 of the 20 kinds of business in Rhode Island

A brewery license lets you brew, sell to wholesalers and serve visitors in a taproom within the daily per-person limits the statute sets for on-site pours and take-home beer. A brewpub license pairs the brewery with a restaurant and allows retail sale of your own beer for drinking on the premises and growlers to go, but not other brands; for a full bar, pair it with a Class B license from the local board. The federal TTB brewer’s notice comes first, and the city or town must approve the premises.

Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.

Step 5 of 6: Alcohol permits

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, Division of Commercial Licensing (Liquor Enforcement).

Sources and dates

R.I. Gen. Laws 3-6-1 and 3-6-1.2; Department of Business Regulation wholesaler and manufacturer renewal form. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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