Bock
Term from the Brauwerkstatt brewing glossary, category “Beer styles”.
Explanation
Strong lager that originally came from Einbeck in northern Germany: “Ainpöckisch Bier” became “Bock”. There is pale Maibock, dark bock, the even stronger doppelbock (once the monks’ Lenten beer) and eisbock. In Germany a bock needs an original gravity of at least 16 °P (SG 1.065). Typical: 6–7.5 % ABV, doppelbock 7–10 % ABV.