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bock

bock

1 9.9
A strong beer brewed in autumn and kept until spring
  • noun
  • /bɑk/
translation icon : bock
  • bock beer
  • Shiner Bock
  • Double Bock

Examples

  • Forget those and forget dark beer and bock.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I'm going to review Double victory, double Bock, you know, beer.

  • This site is powered by WordPress and lots of Shiner Bock.

    Blog text (23)
  • "No Shiner Bock?"

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Just about this time a man named Anson's come on from Chicago and hit at least four home runs, the organ grinders are tuning up their hurdy-gurdies, the little girls are maypole dancing in Central Park, and the new bock beer is foaming at Luchow's.

  • After a long day of hiking, we celebrated with a refreshing bock beer at the local brewery.

  • He preferred dark beers, so he ordered a bock to enjoy while watching the game.

  • Every spring, people gather to drink bock at the annual beer festival in the city park.

Synonyms

bock beer
vsbock
1 7.8

A strong dark German beer people brew in autumn and keep until spring to drink

means the same thing but emphasises German origin in its description
bok
vsbock
  • South African
1 9.3

A strong dark beer often served in autumn

is the traditional autumn brew aged over winter for spring drinking

Compounds

1 7.8

A strong dark German beer people brew in autumn and keep until spring to drink

How Strong

bock
1 9.9
lager
18 2.3
light beer
9 2.6

Surface Forms

bock singular
bocks plural

Etymology

The word bock comes from the German beer name Bockbier, which probably came from the town name Einbeck. People later linked it to the German word Bock meaning 'male goat', so goat pictures appear on many labels, and today bock means a strong, often spring-season lager.