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Alcohol permits in Bakersfield
39 federal alcohol Basic Permits in Bakersfield; wholesalers are the dominant class (27).
- 39
- Permit holders
- 411,986
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 3
- Wineries
- 3
- Distilleries
- California
- State
Bakersfield in one line
Bakersfield, California: 39 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (27).
- 9.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #293 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #111 of 889
- California city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
39 permit holders registered to Bakersfield, California addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Bakersfield vs nearby California cities
Bakersfield ranks 111th in California — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- San Carlos 39 permits
- Forestville 39 permits
Four permit classes in Bakersfield
Wholesalers lead (27, 69%), followed by 6 importers and 3 wineries across 39 TTB premises.
All 39 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Dead Horse Holler Holdings, LLC | Distillery |
| Old State Bourbon Old State Distilling LLC | Distillery |
| Temblor Brewing Company Temblor Brewing, LLC | Distillery |
| Godoy International INC. | Importer |
| Horton, INC. Horton, INC. | Importer |
| Transpacific Beverage & Trading Nam Tran & Bao Nguyen | Importer |
| Saar Family Vineyard Saar Family Vineyard, LLC | Importer |
| Santa Virgen Spirits LLC | Importer |
| Republic National Distributing Company of California Young's Market Company, LLC | Importer |
| Anheuser-Busch, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Bell Hill Vineyards, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Core-Mark US, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Endless Wine Endless Pairings, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Godoy International INC. | Wholesaler |
| High Desert Distributing Harbor Distributing, L.L.C. | Wholesaler |
| Heritage Distribution Heritage Distribution LLC | Wholesaler |
| Horton, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Bunco Joyce Ann Lopeteguy & Michael Lawrence Lopteguy | Wholesaler |
| Coulthurst Distribution Company Lawrence Coulthurst | Wholesaler |
| Longmire Cellars LLC | Wholesaler |
| Los Rockeros Excelente, INC. | Wholesaler |
| San Merucci Merz Family Winery, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Living Soil Wines Microbiome Learning Center, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Las Flores Winery Mirabella Enterprises, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Transpacific Beverage & Trading Nam Tran & Bao Nguyen | Wholesaler |
| Navarro Distributions LLC | Wholesaler |
| Nickel Family LLC | Wholesaler |
| Old State Bourbon Old State Distilling LLC | Wholesaler |
| Pappas Spirits Pappas Industries LLC | Wholesaler |
| Paris Entertainment Group, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Asian Wine Connection Robert Douglas Amos | Wholesaler |
| Saar Family Vineyard Saar Family Vineyard, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Samuel Louis Wines, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Santa Virgen Spirits LLC Santa Virgen Spirits LLC | Wholesaler |
| Voktail, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Republic National Distributing Company of California Young's Market Company, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Michael Todd 5 Feathers | Winery |
| Merz Family Winery, LLC | Winery |
| Royal Wine-Bakersfield Royal Wine Corporation | Winery |
How Bakersfield compares within California
Bakersfield ranks 111th of 889 cities in California by permit count; Napa leads the state with 1,811 holders.
The 39 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of California's 21,002 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Bakersfield sits at #293 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file — placement by count only, not production volume or retail outlets.
The U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 2024 five-year estimate puts Bakersfield's population at 411,986. That works out to 9.5 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Named holders in this extract include Dead Horse Holler Holdings, LLC, Old State Bourbon, Temblor Brewing Company (+36 more), spanning 27 wholesalers, 6 importers, 3 wineries, 3 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Bakersfield, California?
Bakersfield has 39 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (27). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Bakersfield rank among California cities?
Bakersfield ranks 111th of 889 cities in California; Napa leads with 1,811 holders.
How does Bakersfield rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Bakersfield is #293 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Bakersfield extract?
Examples from this city's table: Dead Horse Holler Holdings, LLC, Old State Bourbon, Temblor Brewing Company, Godoy International INC., plus 35 more in the full list.
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, published August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration. Verify with the TTB → · View the ACS population estimate →
According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's List of Permittees, the August 2026 List of Permittees source contains 84,273 federal Basic Permit records. PlainAlcohol renders those records directly from the source; no figure is typed in by an editor. 39 TTB premises addresses grouped under Bakersfield, California — a federal registry view, not a municipal liquor-license roll. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data & editorial changelog, or report a data error.