18 Hands Ale Haus Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to 18 Hands Ale Haus, a cozy gem nestled in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where German charm meets modern hospitality. Known for its warm, inviting atmosphere, this ale haus boasts an impressive selection of local and imported German beers, perfect for any enthusiast.
The menu is a delightful journey through authentic German cuisine, offering everything from buttery pretzel bites to hearty brats paired with tangy German mustard. Highlights include the exceptional warm potato salad and cheesy flatbreads, ideal for sharing or enjoying solo on a casual date night.
In the warmer months, the patio extends the fun outdoors—complete with a fire pit and community seating options. Whether you're here for the lively Thursday Jazz or simply to unwind, 18 Hands Ale Haus offers a memorable dining experience enriched by friendly service and a vibrant ambiance.
Appetizers
German Nacho
This is a stack! Beer cheese sauce, sliced beer brat, sauerkraut, gruyere cheese, tomatoes, onion, layered on a bed of kettle chips
Brew Haus Chips & Dip
Kettle chips served with beer cheese sauce and French onion dip
Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks
Three breadsticks filled with mozzarella cheese and served with marinara dipping sauce
Currywurst
Two beer brats partially sliced & topped with 18 Hands curry ketchup
Loaded Tots
Served with ranch and chopped onion
Gourmet German Potato Salad
A tavern favorite! Red potatoes, bacon, honey, green onion, parsley and a cider base. Served hot unless requested cold
Bier Hall Charcuterie
Handmade 10 oz bavarian soft pretzel, aged Cheddar, pickled green beans, gherkin pickles, garlic marinated mushrooms, olives, crackers, beef sticks, pepperoni, Italian salami, apples and dried cranberries. German mustard, French onion dip & beer cheese sau
Pretzel Bites & Bier Cheese
Pretzel bites brushed with beer, lightly salted. With beer cheese sauce
Pretzel Kabobs
Two pretzel bites & cut bratwurst skewers topped with a gherkin pickle. Beer cheese sauce & sauerkraut
Toasted Cinnamon & Sugar Pretzel
10 oz soft pretzel, toasted & dusted with cinnamon & sugar! Served with chocolate, caramel and honey
Italian Soft Pretzel
Handmade 10 oz soft pretzel brushed with beer, Parmesan & Italian herbs. Served with marinara & beer cheese sauce
Bavarian Pretzel
Handmade 10 oz beer brushed & salted soft pretzel with German mustard, beer cheese sauce & horseradish mayo
Brezel (Pretzel)
Bierhaus Wings (Saturday/Sunday Morning)
12 Pieces Bierhaus Wings
Traditional chicken wings with your choice of sauces - naked, buffalo, parmesan garlic, honey bourbon, honey stinging garlic (a little heat and sweet), sweet vidalia onion, bbq or lemon pepper dry rub served with chunky bleu cheese or ranch and celery
18 Pieces Bierhaus Wings
Traditional chicken wings with your choice of sauces - naked, buffalo, parmesan garlic, honey bourbon, honey stinging garlic (a little heat and sweet), sweet vidalia onion, bbq or lemon pepper dry rub served with chunky bleu cheese or ranch and celery
6 Pieces Bierhaus Wings
Traditional chicken wings with your choice of sauces - naked, buffalo, parmesan garlic, honey bourbon, honey stinging garlic (a little heat and sweet), sweet vidalia onion, bbq or lemon pepper dry rub served with chunky bleu cheese or ranch and celery
18 Pieces Bierhaus Wings
Traditional chicken wings with your choice of sauces - naked, buffalo, parmesan garlic, honey bourbon, honey stinging garlic (a little heat and sweet), sweet vidalia onion, bbq or lemon pepper dry rub served with chunky bleu cheese or ranch and celery
6 Pieces Bierhaus Wings
Traditional chicken wings with your choice of sauces - naked, buffalo, parmesan garlic, honey bourbon, honey stinging garlic (a little heat and sweet), sweet vidalia onion, bbq or lemon pepper dry rub served with chunky bleu cheese or ranch and celery
12 Pieces Bierhaus Wings
Traditional chicken wings with your choice of sauces - naked, buffalo, parmesan garlic, honey bourbon, honey stinging garlic (a little heat and sweet), sweet vidalia onion, bbq or lemon pepper dry rub served with chunky bleu cheese or ranch and celery
Bierhaus Wings
Pizza & Flatbread (Saturday/Sunday Morning)
Gourmet Cheese Flatbread
Gruyere cheese, basil, Italian seasonings, our secret tomato sauce on a flatbread crust brushed with butter sauce
Flammkuchen (German Pizza)
A specialty of southern Germany and the Alsace region of France. Smokey bacon, onion, gruyere cheese, black pepper with a creme fraiche/sour cream (white sauce) on a flatbread crust
Sam's Tavern Pizza - Build Your Own 12' Pizza!
Gourmet German Flatbread
Beer cheese sauce, bratwurst, sauerkraut, Gruyere cheese, sweet onion sauce & German mustard drizzle
Gourmet Meatza Pizza
Beer brat, Italian sausage, pepperoni, bacon, Gruyere cheese, basil, our secret tomato sauce on a flatbread crust brushed with butter sauce
Gourmet Meatza Pizza
Beer brat, Italian sausage, pepperoni, bacon, Gruyere cheese, basil, our secret tomato sauce on a flatbread crust brushed with butter sauce
Sam's Tavern Pizza - Build Your Own 12' Pizza!
Gourmet German Flatbread
Beer cheese sauce, bratwurst, sauerkraut, Gruyere cheese, sweet onion sauce & German mustard drizzle
Flammkuchen (German Pizza)
A specialty of southern Germany and the Alsace region of France. Smokey bacon, onion, gruyere cheese, black pepper with a creme fraiche/sour cream (white sauce) on a flatbread crust
Gourmet Cheese Flatbread
Gruyere cheese, basil, Italian seasonings, our secret tomato sauce on a flatbread crust brushed with butter sauce
Pizza & Flatbread
Sides & Extras (Saturday/Sunday Morning)
Side Of Gourmet German Potato Salad
A tavern favorite! Red potatoes, bacon, honey, green onion, parsley and a cider base. Served hot unless requested cold
Additional Sauces
Sauerkraut
Fine German sauerkraut with caraway seed
Creamy Coleslaw
Bier Cheese Sauce
2 oz cup. In case one isn't enough!
Rye Bread (2 Slices)
Chicago Dog
18 Hands version of a Midwest favorite. Smoked frankfurter, German mustard, onions, relish, tomato slices, pickle spear, pickled green bean & a dash of celery salt on a pretzel bun
Italian Sausage
Italian sausage topped with marinara & three cheeses (mozzarella, Cheddar & Swiss). Served on a pretzel bun
Braunschweiger Bacon Club
Milwaukee-style Braunschweiger, bacon, tomato, onions, green leaf lettuce & 1000 Island. Served on rye bread
Beer Cheese & Bacon Frankfurter
Smoked frankfurter fresh from the butcher shop! Beer cheese sauce, bacon on a pretzel bun
Landjaeger / German Sausage
German sausage topped with sauerkraut, relish, onions, german mustard. Served on a pretzel bun
Smoked Frankfurter
Loaded with sauerkraut, relish, onions, German mustard, ketchup on a pretzel bun
Kaiser Pulled Hickory Smoked Pork
BBQ & hickory smoked pork on a kaiser bun
Polish Kielbasa
Polish sausage topped with sauerkraut, relish, onions, German mustard on a pretzel bun
Munich Rye Sandwich
Your choice served cold on rye bread
Classic Bratwurst
A German classic and a Wisconsin favorite topped with sauerkraut, relish, onions, German mustard & ketchup on a pretzel bun
Fritz Reuben
Reuben, German style! Beer brat halves, provolone cheese, sauerkraut, Thousand Island dressing, served on toasted rye bread
Simple Fare
Appetizers (Saturday/Sunday Morning)
German Nacho
This is a stack! Beer cheese sauce, sliced beer brat, sauerkraut, gruyere cheese, tomatoes, onion, layered on a bed of kettle chips
Currywurst
Two beer brats partially sliced & topped with 18 Hands curry ketchup
Gourmet German Potato Salad
A tavern favorite! Red potatoes, bacon, honey, green onion, parsley and a cider base. Served hot unless requested cold
Brew Haus Chips & Dip
Kettle chips served with beer cheese sauce and French onion dip
Bier Hall Charcuterie
Handmade 10 oz bavarian soft pretzel, aged Cheddar, pickled green beans, gherkin pickles, garlic marinated mushrooms, olives, crackers, beef sticks, pepperoni, Italian salami, apples and dried cranberries. German mustard, French onion dip & beer cheese sau
Loaded Tots
Served with ranch and chopped onion
Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks
Three breadsticks filled with mozzarella cheese and served with marinara dipping sauce
Toasted Cinnamon & Sugar Pretzel
10 oz soft pretzel, toasted & dusted with cinnamon & sugar! Served with chocolate, caramel and honey
Italian Soft Pretzel
Handmade 10 oz soft pretzel brushed with beer, Parmesan & Italian herbs. Served with marinara & beer cheese sauce
Bavarian Pretzel
Handmade 10 oz beer brushed & salted soft pretzel with German mustard, beer cheese sauce & horseradish mayo
Pretzel Bites & Bier Cheese
Pretzel bites brushed with beer, lightly salted. With beer cheese sauce
Pretzel Kabobs
Two pretzel bites & cut bratwurst skewers topped with a gherkin pickle. Beer cheese sauce & sauerkraut
Brezel (Pretzel) (Saturday/Sunday Morning)
Sides & Extras
Rye Bread (2 Slices)
Additional Sauces
Creamy Coleslaw
Sauerkraut
Fine German sauerkraut with caraway seed
Bier Cheese Sauce
2 oz cup. In case one isn't enough!
Side Of Gourmet German Potato Salad
A tavern favorite! Red potatoes, bacon, honey, green onion, parsley and a cider base. Served hot unless requested cold
Munich Rye Sandwich
Your choice served cold on rye bread
Chicago Dog
18 Hands version of a Midwest favorite. Smoked frankfurter, German mustard, onions, relish, tomato slices, pickle spear, pickled green bean & a dash of celery salt on a pretzel bun
Classic Bratwurst
A German classic and a Wisconsin favorite topped with sauerkraut, relish, onions, German mustard & ketchup on a pretzel bun
Italian Sausage
Italian sausage topped with marinara & three cheeses (mozzarella, Cheddar & Swiss). Served on a pretzel bun
Landjaeger / German Sausage
German sausage topped with sauerkraut, relish, onions, german mustard. Served on a pretzel bun
Beer Cheese & Bacon Frankfurter
Smoked frankfurter fresh from the butcher shop! Beer cheese sauce, bacon on a pretzel bun
Smoked Frankfurter
Loaded with sauerkraut, relish, onions, German mustard, ketchup on a pretzel bun
Braunschweiger Bacon Club
Milwaukee-style Braunschweiger, bacon, tomato, onions, green leaf lettuce & 1000 Island. Served on rye bread
Polish Kielbasa
Polish sausage topped with sauerkraut, relish, onions, German mustard on a pretzel bun
Chili Bowl W/ Breadstick
Fritz Reuben
Reuben, German style! Beer brat halves, provolone cheese, sauerkraut, Thousand Island dressing, served on toasted rye bread
Kaiser Pulled Hickory Smoked Pork
BBQ & hickory smoked pork on a kaiser bun