Eisbock
Term from the Brauwerkstatt brewing glossary, category “Beer styles”.
Explanation
Strong bock from which part of the water is removed as ice by freezing. This raises the alcohol content and the flavour. Legend has it that Eisbock was born in Kulmbach when a barrel of bock froze outside in winter.
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In which country is “Kulmbach”?
- Germany
- Slovenia
- Spain
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Correct: Germany. Legend has it that at the end of the 19th century a brewery apprentice here left a barrel of bock outside in winter. The water froze, and what remained was a strong, concentrated beer – the Eisbock. Every summer the town celebrates the Kulmbach Beer Week.