GESTALT HAUS

Beer · Brats · Bikes — Fairfax, California

A German beer hall and dive bar on Bolinas Road: 30+ taps, two dozen sausages, and a wall of bike racks inside. Roll in muddy, order at the bar, stay for the company.

Bikes park inside
The room at Gestalt Haus — dark walls, bikes on the ceiling, long tables packed with riders
The French Laundry of Sausages

Beers from the board

30+ taps · German & local · cider & non-alcoholic

Beer, cider & kombucha

A selection from our tap boards. The lineup rotates — ask at the bar or call for today’s pours.

Anderson Valley Oatmeal StoutOatmeal stout
Aventinus WeizenbockGermany
Ballast Point SculpinIPA
Bear Republic Pace CarSession IPA
Bear Republic Racer 5IPA
Boont Amber AleAmber ale
Brother David’s TripleAbbey ale
Calicraft Oaktown BrownBrown ale
Deschutes Fresh SqueezedIPA
Drake’s 1500 Pale AleSan Leandro
Drake’s DenogginizerDouble IPA
Drake’s IPAIPA
FieldworkRotating tap
Firestone Pale AlePaso Robles
Fort Point KölschKölsch
Green Flash Soul StyleIPA
Heretic Chocolate PorterFairfield
Hofbräu OriginalLager
Knee Deep CitraIPA
KombuchaMelon rose
Lagunitas IPAIPA
Lagunitas Little Sumpin’Ale
Le Merle SaisonSaison
Omission Gluten-Freefor everyone
Reissdorf KölschKöln, Germany
Scrimshaw PilsPilsner
Seismic MozaccaIPA
Trumer PilsBerkeley, CA
Two Rivers CiderApple · Pomegranate · Blackberry
Weihenstephan Wheat BierWheat beer

“It’s not the beer you drink, but the company you keep.”

Painted on the ceiling at Gestalt Haus

Two dozen sausages

vegan & vegetarian included · 10+ mustards
Bike, brats in baskets and beers
Order at the bar. Brat on a Bay Bread roll, a heap of sauerkraut, mustard from the shelf.
Sausage on a roll with sauerkraut
The classic. Bratwurst, sauerkraut, and a cold German lager.
Reuben sandwich
Also the Reuben. Grilled rye, sauerkraut, coleslaw — plus pretzels, chili dog, German potato salad, house kimchi.

Roll your bike in

30+
Taps
24
Sausages
Inside
Bike parking
Since ’10
On Bolinas Rd
A wall of muddy mountain bikes racked inside Gestalt Haus
The wall. Mountain bikes racked by their wheels, helmets still hanging off them — the signature of the house, on the wall of the birthplace of mountain biking.

What riders say

“This is the ritual hang out spot for any rides around the area.”Rider review
“You can walk in alone and leave with plans for next weekend’s ride.”Rider review
“Be prepared for a packed haus of bikers on the weekend.”Rider review