bock beer

bock beer  (bk)

n.

A strong dark beer drawn first from the vats, especially in spring.

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[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.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bock beer - a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring bock 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