Most Common License Types In Texas

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CERTIFICATE (FB)
A Food and Beverage Certificate may be issued to the holder of a Beer Retailer’s On-Premise Permit or Wine and Beer Retailer’s Permit if food service is the primary business being operated on the licensed premise or to the holder of a Mixed Beverage Permit or Private Club Permit if food service is available on the premises and the gross receipts of alcoholic beverages do not exceed 50% of total gross receipts.

The holder must meet requirements of the Code and Rule 33.5 concerning minimum number of entrees served, hours of service, etc.

Certificate allows holder to be exempt from posting a conduct surety bond.

MIXED BEVERAGE PERMIT (MB)
Permit authorizes the holder to sell mixed beverages from unsealed containers and wine, beer, ale and malt liquor in containers of any legal size for on-premise consumption.

MIXED BEVERAGE RESTAURANT PERMIT WITH FB (RM)
Permit authorizes a restaurant located in an area voted wet for the legal sale of mixed beverages in restaurant by food and beverage certificate holder to sell mixed drinks, wine, beer, ale and malt liquor for consumption on the premises of the restaurant.

MIXED BEVERAGE LATE HOURS PERMIT (LB)
Permit authorizes a Mixed Beverage permittee to sell mixed beverages between the hours of 12 midnight and 2 a.m.

PACKAGE STORE PERMIT (P)
Permit authorizes the holder to sell liquor, malt and vinous liquors on or from licensed premises at retail to consumer for off-premise consumption.

PACKAGE STORE TASTING PERMIT (PS)
Permit authorizes the holder to conduct product tasting of distilled spirits, wine, beer and malt-based or spirit-based coolers on the licensed premises of the holder’s package store or wine only package store during regular business hours.

PACKAGE STORE PERMIT (WINE ONLY) (Q)
Permit authorizes the holder to sell ale, malt liquor, wine and vinous liquors on or from licensed premises at retail to consumer for off-premise consumption. The holder of a wine-only package store permit whose premise is located in a wet area allowing the legal sale of wine for off-premise consumption only as determined by an election held under Section 251.19 may only purchase, sell, or possess vinous liquor only– no ale or malt liquor on those premises.

BREWPUB LICENSE (BP)
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; 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.

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