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bock beer

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bock beer  (bk)
n.
A strong dark beer drawn first from the vats, especially in spring.

[Partial translation of German Bockbier : Bock (shortening and alteration of Einbeck, town of northwest Germany in which the beer originated, perhaps influenced by Bock, goat) + Bier, beer.]

bock beer, bock [bɒk]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) US and Canadian heavy dark strong beer
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (in France) a light beer
[from German Bock bier, literally: buck beer, name given through folk etymology to beer brewed in Einbeck, near Hanover]
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Noun1.bock beer - a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
lager beer, lager - a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally it was brewed in March or April and matured until September
Translations
bock beer [ˈbɒkˌbɪəʳ] N (US) → cerveza f alemana


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