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Köstritzer Bierhaus in Gera, Germany, serves German beer hall cooking at Schloßstr. 10, and the Schlemmer Atlas awarded it 1 Kochlöffel in 2026.
The menu centers on Köstritzer beer specialties, served alongside oven-fresh beer hall bread, burgers and venison goulash. Vegetarian dishes appear on the same card, so mixed tables have plenty to choose from. Long drinks, wines and spirits round out the list. The house says it sources only from regional partners, which it credits for the freshness of its produce.
The round Biermichel table seats up to 14 guests, who pour their own beer through two separate lines and can choose between two beers. A digital display tracks how much has been poured, and a rotating bench is the table's best-known feature. For groups of up to six, the Bierhaus Rallye is a game played along a route, with tasks that can be swapped for a drink when no joke or children's song comes to mind.
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