Brew Pub License - Local Fee
License authorizes the holder to:
- manufacture, brew, bottle, can, package and label malt liquor, ale, and beer;
- sell or offer without charge, on the premises of the brewpub, to ultimate consumers for consumption on or off those premises, malt liquor, ale or beer produced by the holder in or from a lawful container, to the extent the sales or offers are allowed under the holder's other permits or licenses;
Brew pub license must be held with permit or license authorizing on-premise consumption.
Total production cannot exceed 10,000 barrels for each licensed brewpub.
Permit holders who also hold a wine and beer retailer's permit and who sell alcoholic beverages manufactured only on the brewpub's premises may sell malt liquor or ale produced under the license to retailers and private clubs and beer to distributors, retailers, and private clubs or to qualified persons for shipment and consumption outside the state.
Renewal is required during the term of the location's TABC eligibility.
To establish a City fee account, the following data must be provided:
- Business trade name
- Business (location) address
- Business owner name and contact information (mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address and primary contact - if available)
- Primary TABC license/permit number
- Certificate of Occupancy number
- Method of payment: cash, check, cashier's check, money order, or debit/credit card
- Bring the required documents and payment to the Houston Permitting Center.
- Obtain a numbered ticket from the Information Desk. Please wait in the lobby until your number is called.
Approval of some locations may be based on the account holder providing on-going sales data to warrant continuation of alcohol sales/service. The City will provide the necessary form and advise the account holder when this information must be submitted.
Once a permit is issued, enforcement checks may occur, and are unscheduled and unannounced.
- Renewal notice (mailed at least 30 days prior to the account expiration date)
- Method of payment: cash, check, cashier's check, money order, or debit/credit card
If notice has not been received, contact 832-394-8803 and request a fee statement from ARA - Commercial Permitting & Enforcement.
- Bring the renewal notice and payment to the Houston Permitting Center.
- Obtain a numbered ticket from the Information Desk. Please wait in the lobby until your number is called.
Return the renewal notice with payment to:
Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department
Commercial Permitting & Enforcement Section
PO Box 1561
Houston, TX 77251-1561
Make checks and money orders payable to City of Houston.
If on-going sales data reports are required, the City will provide the necessary form and advise the account holder when this information must be submitted.