The stunning Bier Haus 200 slot is a continuation of the famous story that tells about a bar where every guest can drink beer and relax. Since the game was very popular among players, the developers decided to release a more modern model with an amazing storyline. The main advantage of the Bier Haus is the free spins, which gives the player all the Bier Haus slots free coins he needs. This slot machine is easy and simple that does not include special rules. And for those who love to play Bier Haus slots and at the same time love drinking beer, this is a good game.

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Released in 2012 by WMS, a subsidiary of Scientific Gaming, Bier Haus brings the Bavarian Oktoberfest celebration to the reels. A hit in casinos thanks to the massive appeal of German beer culture and an engaging design, this slot game has been translated to the online reels for fans and new players alike.

Minimal bonus features, sparse audio, and basic animations show the game’s age, but Bier Haus is a classic option for those who appreciate the combination of beer and slots.

Theme and visuals

Bier Haus translates easily to “Beer House” in English, and this slot is all about beer. A classic German beer hall sets the scene for the reels, which are filled with quintessential Bavarian beer and Oktoberfest symbols.

A jolly mustachioed Bavarian fellow – holding a beer, of course – is the highest paying symbol on the reels. Other regular symbols are Bavarian castles, wooden beer kegs, beer steins, accordions, and fall leaves/acorns. Generic card suit symbols round out the assortment as the lowest value symbols on the reels.

Wild symbols serving up frothy mugs of beer make for a wild time, substituting for all symbols except for the green and purple Bavarian barmaid symbols that trigger the free spins bonus.

There are a number of adjacent positions on each reel that are filled up with random symbols (from the paytable) before each spin. This can result in large stacks of matching symbols that can cover entire reels on any spin.

The graphics are relatively vibrant, but they could be crisper, and the basic animations are minimal but typical for games of this vintage. The reels fill the screen nicely, and the paytable is very legible, contributing to a comfortable playing experience.

The audio in the base game is more minimal than expected. The background sounds are very subtle and sound more like the atmosphere in a restaurant than a boisterous beer hall during Oktoberfest.

Free spins are accompanied by jovial Oompah music and singing, though, which helps to create a more festive vibe in that part of the game. Otherwise, the reel sounds are neutral and easier on the ears than more retro games.

Betting options & paying combinations

Bier Haus serves up five reels and four rows (5×4) of Oktoberfest fun with a fixed 40 lines on the reels.

Although it isn’t possible to change the number of active paylines, you can change the bet value per line. Bet values start at one cent ($0.01) per line and climb by increments of one cent ($0.01) up to one dollar ($1.00), which creates a bet range of $0.40 to $40.00 per spin.

Classic and quick bet options:

This game offers a choice between a “Classic” view, indicated with a letter “C” on the console, and a “Quick Bet” view, indicated with the letters “QB”.

In the Classic view, use the arrows to increase or decrease the bet value per line by one-cent increments. As you change the Bet/Line value the Total Bet value automatically updates. The Quick Bet display offers a slider bar that displays the Total Bet value per spin ranging from the Min to Max bets; simply slide the bar to select your total bet value.

Paytable:

The in-game paytable is dynamic, so it reflects the accurate payouts for the bet value that is active on the reels. The Bavarian man symbols are the highest paying symbols on the reels and pay out $5.00 on a minimum bet and $500.00 on a maximum bet for six matching symbols.

The playing card suits are the lowest paying symbols on the reels and pay out $0.05 on a minimum bet and $5.00 on a maximum bet for three matching symbols.

Top paytable values (for five-of-a-kind combinations with a maximum bet):

• Bavarian beer drinking man – 500.00
• Bavarian castle – 150.00
• Bavarian “Bier” keg – 125.00
• Beer stein – 100.00
• Accordion – 100.00
• Fall leaves/acorns –100.00
• Playing card suit symbols – 75.00

Autoplay options can be customized for different variables, including the number of spins, the number of minutes played, your account balance, win amounts, and stakes. Auto spins run slowly enough to clearly display all of the win lines and the total win on a spin, which we appreciate.

The RTP (Return-To-Player) percentage for Bier Haus is a solid 96.00%, which is average compared to other WMS games.

What jackpots are available?

Unfortunately, there are no jackpot options available in the online version of Bier Haus.

Additional features and bonuses

The bonus action in Bier Haus revolves around the Feature game that awards free spins where persistent wilds may be added to the reels.

1. Wild symbols / Persisting Wild symbols

Wild symbols are decked out with large, frothy mugs of beer, and can substitute for any symbol on the reels except for the two Bavarian barmaid symbols. Wild beer symbols can also become “Persisting Wilds” (sticky wilds) on the free spins reels.

2. Feature / Gold Feature Symbols

Feature Symbols are adorned with a voluptuous Bavarian beer maid with a green background, and Gold Feature Symbols display the same Bavarian beer maid with a purple background and mugs of beer. At least five Feature Symbols and/or Gold Feature Symbols scattered on adjacent reels trigger (or retrigger) the Free Spins Feature.

All Gold Feature (purple beer maid) symbols that trigger the Free Spins Feature are replaced with Persisting Wild symbols that lock into place on the reels for the entire Free Spins Feature.

3. Feature Game (Free Spins Bonus Game)

Five or more Feature and/or Gold Feature symbols scattered on the reels trigger the Free Spins Bonus Feature. The symbols must be on adjacent reels, starting on the leftmost reel, to trigger the Feature. The winning combinations and payouts during the free spins feature game are the same as in the base game.

Five triggering Feature/Gold Feature symbols award five free spins. If more than five Feature/Gold Feature symbols land on the reels on the triggering spin, each additional Feature/Gold Feature symbol awards five free spins each, up to a maximum of 80 free spins.

During the free spins, when five or more Feature/Gold Feature symbols land scattered on the reels with the same criteria, more free spins are triggered and added to the total number of remaining free spins.

Who is this game ideal for?

This game is an easy sell for slots players who are also fans of beer, Oktoberfest, and German culture. Apart from appealing to existing fans of the Bier Haus land-based casino slot, the very broad appeal of the theme mixed with simple gameplay make it a solid choice for beginning to intermediate players.

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Heidi’s Bier Haus takes the same popular theme and features from Bier Haus and kicks everything up a notch with the addition of special features and jackpots where Bier Haus had fallen short.

A beer tap feature that fills entire reels with wild beer symbols and a Wheel of Fortune bonus feature that awards four different jackpots, more free spins, and special free spins with extra wilds on the reels. The number of maximum free spins was upped to 100 free spins as well.

Despite the addition of these extra features and jackpots, the payouts for regular symbol combinations are lower on Heidi’s Bier Haus reels than on the Bier Haus reels. For example, the highest possible payout in Heidi’s Bier Haus is $120, compared to $500 in Bier Haus.

What’s hot?

Fun Theme: It’s Oktoberfest on the reels!

Free Spins Bonus Game: The main bonus feature awards up to 80 free spins, with possible retriggers for more free spins.

Persistent Wild Symbols: When awarded, Persistent Wild symbols (sticky wilds) stay locked in position on the reels for the entire free spins game.

Stacked Symbols: Symbols can randomly be stacked on any spin, filling up an entire reel on any and all reels.

Easy To Play: The options and features are simple enough for anyone to play.

What’s not?

Limited Bonus Features: Very few bonus features are offered outside of the free spins bonus game, and apart from the possibility of Persistent Wilds, the free spins are exactly the same as the base game spins.

No Jackpots: There are no jackpot options in this game, unlike WMS’s Heidi’s Bier Haus slot.

No Multipliers: The lack of multipliers is surprising, as there are so few features in the game.

Audio: The audio seems out of place and lackluster during the base game, especially for such a fun theme.

Final Rating

• Graphics and design – 3/5: Despite being an aging game, the reels are still relatively vibrant and inviting. We’re only giving it an above average rating, though, as the graphics and animations are not as advanced as in more current games.
• Sound effects – 2.5/5: We are really missing Oompah music in the background during the base game, and the existing background audio sounds more like chatter at a restaurant instead of a beer hall during Oktoberfest. The free spins are accompanied by fun Oompah music with jolly songs that adds to that feature. We’re rating the audio as average due to the background audio fail in the base game. Otherwise, the reel sounds are neutral and the win jingles are relatively easy on the ears.
• Jackpot value – 0/5: There are no jackpot options in this game.
• Replay value – 3.5/5: Fans of the Bier Haus casino slot game are sure to be repeat players of this online version. Despite the fun combination of beer and slots, we’re only awarding an above average rating because the bonus features are relatively limited, there are no jackpots, and the game is showing some signs of age that may discourage repeat players. Players may be more inclined to play Heidi’s Bier Haus instead, given that it offers more bonus features plus jackpots. However, while the gameplay in Bier Haus may be lacking, we hit the free spins game more often and hit bigger and better payouts with Bier Haus than with Heidi’s Bierhaus.

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It’s that time of the year again when the residents and visitors to Bavaria put on their dirndl or lederhosen and head down to their local beer house (“bier haus” in German) to enjoy one of the largest celebrations of beer in the world: Oktoberfest.

This festival has been running for more than 100 years and has become one of the biggest tourist attractions in Germany each year.

Now you can enjoy a little of the special atmosphere thanks to the exciting Bier Haus online slot from WMS, a company that has been absorbed into Scientific Games.

Overview: Bier Haus

The Bier Haus slot features the four card suits (diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs) as the four low symbols, with a number of Oktoberfest-themed symbols as the higher value symbols.

These include acorns, accordions, steins, a rather splendid chateau, a keg of beer, and a bearded chap thoroughly enjoying his ale.

The slot is a 5×4 reel game and there are 40 paylines in play on every spin. Paylines cannot be selected, but you can increase the value of your wager on each payline from $0.01 up to $1.00 per spin, meaning a min/max spin value of $0.40 to $40.

The trio of beers acts as the in-game wild, while the blonde barmaid appears as two different types of bonus: the standard bonus (the server on her own) and the gold bonus (where she carries a beer).

Who will the Bier Haus slot appeal to?

There’s an awful lot of people around the world who enjoy a beer or two. For many, Oktoberfest is something of an alcohol-inspired dream vacation, so this slot will appeal to anybody who enjoys the whole ambiance of beer-drinking and a little German heritage.

Slot fans won’t be disappointed either, as the slot comes with a number of features, including a very enjoyable free spins round, stacked wilds, and bonus symbols across the reels.

The base game has a very nice balance between the smaller payouts and the occasional bigger payout, which keeps your bank balance nicely topped up.

Gameplay: Bier Haus

The gameplay for Bier Haus is actually incredibly simple and easy to follow. The 40 paylines aren’t marked at the side of the reels however, so itcan be challenging to see wins some of the time.

That said, you can review the paylines by checking on the info for the game if you’d like to see them before you play.

The first thing you notice about Bier Haus is that the background effect of people chatting and generally enjoying a good time is somewhat generic to online casinos.

This, combined with some rather high-tech music for the spins and wins, does give it an unusual auditory accompaniment. I’m not quite sure it fits. Part of the appeal of Oktoberfest is the ambience of good humor, laughter, and of course, oom-pah music. Without that, the atmosphere is a little weak.

This would be less notable if the slot was outstanding in every way, but it’s not wholly remarkable.

It is a medium variance game that occasionally plays generously, but there are times when you can’t find a decent-sized win for love or money in the base game.

To cap it all off, hitting the free spins round requires you to land five of the bonus or gold bonus symbols across each of the five reels. You’ll seldom even get close, much less trigger it.

The beer wild symbol is a useful feature in the base game, as this can trigger some much-needed wins, especially when you can land it stacked. But once again, all too often you’ll hit a stack of beers on a reel, but the corresponding reels mean that there’s no win.

That gets frustrating as well.

If you can trigger free spins then the best feature of the Bier Haus slot comes into view.

One positive is that if you can land the serving girl symbol (either gold or normal) stacked on the reels, then these symbols count as one toward triggering the bonus.

So if you land two symbols on the third reel for example, along with one each on the first and second, you only need to trigger one more symbol on reel four or five to launch the bonus game. However, you have to land the symbols on the first three reels to have a chance of launching the bonus feature.

During free spins, any gold symbol you land is a sticky wild and will remain in place for the duration of free spins. This can trigger some bigger value wins, especially if you can land three or more of these symbols across the reel on the triggering spin.

Special features: Bier Haus

Super stacked symbols

Symbols are stacked in the Bier Haus slot, but the stacked wilds will interest players the most. These can trigger many of the biggest base game wins and the stacked bonus symbols can help trigger the free spins round.

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Free spins

Triggering the free spins round is not easy, but with the gold bonus serving girl stuck in play for the duration of the free spins round, this allows you the chance of hitting some big value wins.

Wild

During the base game, the three beers wild symbol, and in particular stacked wilds, play a key role in allowing the player to recoup some losses and maintain a bankroll.

What works?

Simple gameplay

There is nothing extremely difficult about the Bier Haus slot. It is a very simple 5×4 game and autoplay would make this game even easier to play.

Regular wins

Usually, Bier Haus rewards you with wins every few spins or so. The majority of these wins are generally small, but not too small.

There’s a fair number of wins of one to five times your total bet, which keeps things rolling along, plus the chance of a much larger win too.

Super stacked symbols

That promise comes in the shape of super stacked symbols across the reels, in particular the wild symbols or the bonus symbols. These can activate some of the higher paying features of the game when landed.

What doesn’t?

No multipliers

The game suffers because of a lack of excitement at times. While part of that is due to presentation (see below), a dearth of additional features in the base game and free spins, such as multipliers, also doesn’t help matters.

Free spins difficulty

The biggest downfall for Bier Haus is that it is just so difficult to hit free spins. You need to land at least five of the serving girl bonus symbols on the reels, but it must be a “winning” payline, in that it has to start on reel one, then onto reel two, reel three, and so on.

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You can land four on reel one and one on reel two, but if you don’t hit on reel two, but hit on the other reels with the symbol, you don’t activate the bonus. That circumstance is incredibly exasperating.

Presentation

Oktoberfest is known for being loud, friendly, gregarious, and often in-your-face. While the graphics are fine here, the soundtrack to the slot is somewhat muted and it feels less like Oktoberfest and more like a librarian seminar.

The mood is sorely lacking.

The scores

Graphics and soundtrack 5/5

I’ll give the Bier Haus slot full marks for its graphics, which I think capture the essence of the celebration well.

On the other hand, the sound is woeful, generic, and wholly not in keeping with the theme. Where’s the drunken laughter, oom-pah music, and singing?

Originality and creativity 5/5

The stacked symbols are a congenial touch and the way you activate free spins is different (though not necessarily better), so there are some agreeable creative aspects. But the remainder of the slot is a somewhat generic retooling of other WMS games.

Play value 2/5

Unfortunately, Bier Haus plays expensively at times. You can play for a long, long, long time before you even get close to hitting free spins, and the base game wins are generally small.

That said, the occasional bigger one does pop by on occasion.

Jackpot potential 1/5

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The jackpot potential for this slot is very small compared to what you can wager as the top bet in the game. It is certainly not a motivation to play; many other slots have significantly more money on offer for winning spins.

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Repeat play 1/5

Unfortunately, Bier Haus is not the slot for me.

The base game is fine, but the fact that the free spins are just too arduous to hit and the rewards for the slot are typically small means that there is little to keep you coming back for more.

Total score 14/25

There was huge potential here for adding some nice design touches: a bit of humor, a better soundtrack, and more rewarding features and bonuses. Unfortunately, it fails to engage the player on all those counts.

This bier haus, I’m afraid, serves a flat, uninspiring product.