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Indiana liquor license types, in plain words

What each ATC license or permit allows, in the statute's own words, with a note on who usually holds it. Every filing on the Indiana page is labeled this way.

Restaurant, beer and wine (two-way)

111 Beer & Wine Retailer, Restaurant, Unincorporated; 112 Beer & Wine Retailer, Restaurant, Incorporated

A restaurant pouring beer and wine, no spirits.

Grocery or convenience store, beer and wine to go (two-way dealer)

115 Beer & Wine Dealer, Grocery, Incorporated; 116 Beer & Wine Dealer, Grocery, Unincorporated

A grocery, convenience or dollar store selling sealed beer and wine.

Restaurant on a riverfront or lakefront, beer, wine and spirits (three-way)

A restaurant "within a municipal riverfront development project" or "within a municipal lakefront development project" (IC 7.1-3-20-16)

A full-bar restaurant inside a city's river or lake development district.

Restaurant, beer, wine and spirits (three-way, 210)

210 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer, Restaurant, Incorporated

A full-bar restaurant inside a city or town.

Add-on for catering away from the premises, on top of a three-way permit (Supplemental Caterer)

The commission may issue a supplemental caterer's permit only to a person ... (IC 7.1-3-9.5-1); 222 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer, Supplemental Catering

A restaurant, hotel or hall that already pours spirits, adding the right to serve at catered functions elsewhere.

Restaurant, beer, wine and spirits served on site only (three-way, 210-1)

210-1 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer, Restaurant- no carry out, Incorporated

A full-bar restaurant inside a city or town that sells nothing to take home.

Restaurant outside city limits, beer, wine and spirits (three-way, 209)

209 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer, Restaurant, Unincorporated

A full-bar restaurant in the county, outside any city or town.

Restaurant, beer only (one-way)

103 Beer Retailer, Restaurant, Incorporated; 106 Beer Retailer, Restaurant, Unincorporated

A restaurant pouring beer, no wine or spirits.

Restaurant, wine only (Wine Retailer)

303 Wine Retailer, Restaurant, Incorporated

A restaurant pouring wine, no beer or spirits.

Hotel bar and restaurant, beer, wine and spirits (three-way hotel)

214 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer, Hotel, Unincorporated; 215 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer, Hotel, Incorporated

A hotel's bar and restaurant.

Banquet hall, beer, wine and spirits (Catering Hall)

230 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer, Catering Hall, Incorporated

A banquet or wedding hall pouring at its own address.

Club bar, beer, wine and spirits (Fraternal Club)

211-4 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer, Fraternal Club

A VFW post, American Legion or lodge bar.

Bar or restaurant in a civic center, mall or market (three-way)

219 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer, Civic Center

A restaurant or bar inside a civic center, mall or public market.

Restaurant in an economic development area, beer, wine and spirits (three-way)

218 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer, Economic Redevelopment

A full-bar restaurant in a district the city set aside for redevelopment.

Bar or restaurant, beer, wine and spirits (Air, Rail, Renovation)

213 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer, Dining Car; 221 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailer, Airport

A full-bar restaurant under one of the state's special-location three-way permits.

Liquor store, beer, wine and spirits to go (package store)

217 Liquor, Beer & Wine Dealer, Package Store, Incorporated

A liquor store.

Drugstore, beer, wine and spirits to go (Drug Store dealer)

208 Liquor, Beer & Wine Dealer, Drug Store, Incorporated

A pharmacy chain store selling sealed bottles.

Grocery or convenience store, beer to go (one-way dealer)

104 Beer Dealer, Grocery, Incorporated; 107 Beer Dealer, Grocery, Unincorporated

A grocery or convenience store selling sealed beer only.

Distillery (Distiller)

201 Distiller

A distillery; one with a tasting room pours for visitors.

Small brewery (Small Brewer)

101-1 Small Brewer

A brewery or brewpub.

Winery (Farm Winery)

305 Farm Winery, In-State; 315 Farm Winery, Out-of-State

A winery. The state files out-of-state wineries under the same name, so check the address.

Source: https://www.in.gov/atc/alcohol-permit-resources/alcohol-permit-information/license-types, https://iga.in.gov/laws/2025/ic/titles/7.1, checked 2026-11-04.

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