Iowa brewpub beer permit bonds.
$100 flat.
A class “A” or special class “A” (brewpub) beer permit holder in Iowa files a $10,000 surety bond with the Alcoholic Beverages Division. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, the same for every permit — and no credit check.
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How much does an Iowa brewpub beer permit bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds are among the simplest things in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the Beverages Division
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your beer permit application or renewal through the Alcoholic Beverages Division. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Iowa regulates the sale and taxation of beer under Iowa Code chapter 123, administered by the Alcoholic Beverages Division. A rule adopted in 2018 (effective September 5, 2018) requires a $10,000 surety bond to be filed with the division for each class “A” or special class “A” beer permit application.
A special class “A” permit is the brewpub privilege — it lets a permittee manufacture and sell beer at retail. The bond stands behind the permittee’s compliance with chapter 123, including the beer barrel tax the state collects, so the state and the public have a financial backstop.
The requirement applies to new applicants and to permittees renewing. If the permittee violates chapter 123 — for example, by failing to remit beer tax — the state can recover against the bond, and if the surety pays, the permittee repays the surety.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Beverages Division. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your beer permit application or renewal through the Alcoholic Beverages Division. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.