The Crusader Brewing taproom on District Blvd

Veteran & law enforcement owned · Bakersfield, CA

Traditional beer, brewed right here in Bakersfield.

Six house beers on tap, a full kitchen making burgers, tacos and wings from scratch, and live music, trivia and darts most nights. Open seven days a week on District Blvd.

Welcome in

A brewery, a kitchen and a stage.

You'll find us in Suite 18 on District Blvd, in southwest Bakersfield's brewery corridor. Inside there's a bar room, a full kitchen, a stage big enough for a horn section, and a big outdoor patio that stays open late when the weather is good. No reservations needed. Walk in, grab a seat, order at the bar.

We brew traditional European ales and lagers on site and pour them fresh. You don't need to know beer to order well here. Tell a bartender what you usually drink and they'll put the right pint in front of you, or start with a flight of four beers.

Plan Your Visit
Inside the Crusader taproomA fresh pour at the bar

The kitchen

A full kitchen, open whenever we are.

The Loaded Crusader burger

We cook everything here, not out of a truck in the lot: handmade beef patties, housemade chili beans, beer cheese made with our own beer, street tacos, wings and pretzel bites. Burgers and dogs come with fries, and the kitchen is open the whole time we are.

Kids are welcome. There's a kids menu and changing tables in the restrooms. Dogs are welcome on the patio, and there's a Puppy Patty on the menu for them.

Events

Something on almost every night.

Tuesdays, 7 pm

King Trivia

Bring a team or make one at the bar. Free to play, kitchen open the whole time.

Wednesdays, 6 pm

Darts League

Steel tip, competitive, and friendlier than it sounds.

Thursdays, 6:30 pm

Line Dancing

First three Thursdays of the month. $5, no partner needed.

1st & 3rd Mondays, 7 pm

Bakersfield Jazz Orchestra

The city's best horn players, in our room, for free.

4th Saturdays, 2 pm

Kern River Blues Society

Open blues jam. Bring an instrument or bring an appetite.

See the Full Calendar

Private events

Take the whole room.

Our event space is built like a German biergarten and holds more people than you'd guess. We host birthdays, wedding receptions, company parties, retirements and showers, with our kitchen and full bar behind it.

Ask About Booking
The Biergarten event space

The Wall of Heroes

Buy a hero a beer.

Crusader is owned by veterans and law enforcement. The Wall of Heroes is a board where you can put up a name and prepay for a beer, a branch of service, a family member, anyone you want to thank.

If you serve or have served, your first beer is already covered by a neighbor. One per day, no paperwork.

Read the Story
The bar at Crusader Brewing

Mug Club

Join the Crusade.

Crusader Brewing Mug Club

Members get a discount on every pour for a year, invitations to events and releases for members, and their own numbered mug that lives behind our bar.

Become a Member

Instagram

Follow the Crusade

Taproom happenings, new releases and behind the bar moments. Tag us at @crusaderbrewing to be featured.

Reviews

What folks are saying

Real reviews from our guests across Google, Yelp and Facebook. We read every one.