Description: The origins of Bock beer are quite uncharted. Back in medieval days German monasteries would brew a strong beer for sustenance during their Lenten fasts. Some believe the name Bock came from the shortening of Einbeck thus "beck" to "bock." Others believe it is more of a pagan or old world influence that the beer was only to be brewed during the sign of the Capricorn goat, hence the goat being associated with Bock beers. Basically, this beer was a symbol of better times to come and moving away from winter. As for the beer itself in modern day, it is a bottom fermenting lager that generally takes extra months of lagering (cold storage) to smooth out such a strong brew. Bock beer in general is stronger than your typical lager, more of a robust malt character with a dark amber to brown hue. Hop bitterness can be assertive enough to balance though must not get in the way of the malt flavor, most are only lightly hopped. Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 5.5-7.5%   [ ? ]  View the Most Popular: Bock

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	Name	Brewery	ABV%	rAvg	Revs
	Samuel Adams Winter Lager	Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)	5.60	3.63	3467
	Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock	Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)	5.80	3.65	2169
	Shiner Bock	Spoetzl Brewery	4.40	3.11	1917
	Michelob AmberBock	Anheuser-Busch	5.20	2.87	1143
	Anchor Bock Beer	Anchor Brewing Company	5.50	3.71	746
	The Vixen Chocolate Chili Bock	Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)	8.50	3.72	502
	Yuengling Bock	Yuengling Brewery	5.10	3.41	461
	Pandora's Bock	Breckenridge Brewery	7.50	3.43	315
	Back Forty Bock	New Glarus Brewing Company	5.50	3.74	304
	St. Nikolaus Bock Bier	Pennsylvania Brewing Company	6.00	3.98	276
	Saint Arnold Spring Bock	Saint Arnold Brewing Company	6.40	3.6	237
	Einbecker Ur-Bock Dunkel	Einbecker Brauhaus AG	6.50	3.72	199
	Mahr's Christmas Bock	Mahrs-Bräu	6.00	3.66	198
	Genesee Bock	Genesee Brewing Co. / Dundee Brewing Co.	5.20	3.45	182
	Noche Buena	Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V.	5.90	3.37	165
	Saranac Chocolate Lager	Matt Brewing Company	6.00	3.42	144
	Samuel Adams Chocolate Cherry Bock	Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)	7.00	3.8	127
	LTD Series - 01	Full Sail Brewery & Tasting Room & Pub	6.40	3.75	126
	La Trappe Bockbier	Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven B.V.	7.00	4.03	123
	Special Edition - Bock Beer	Mendocino Brewing Company	7.00	3.73	122
	Winter Brew	Sprecher Brewing Company	5.75	3.85	120
	Schell's Bock	August Schell Brewing Company	6.10	3.82	114
	Brother Benedict's Bock	Granite City Food & Brewery	5.10	3.39	111
	Creemore Springs UrBock	Creemore Springs Brewery Limited	6.00	3.61	110
	Saranac Black Diamond Bock	Matt Brewing Company	6.00	3.69	109
	Maple Bock	Hinterland Brewery Restaurant	6.80	3.79	107
	Millstream Schokolade Bock	Millstream Brewing Company	6.00	3.91	106
	Mountain Holidays In Vermont Rich Creamy Bock Lager	Rock Art Brewery	?	3.67	94
	Atwater Winter Bock	Atwater Block Brewery	7.50	3.18	93
	Holsten Festbock	Hanseatische Getränke-Industrie (HGI) Holsten-Brauerei AG	7.00	3.31	91
	Nero's 1st Century Double Dark Malt Ale	Amarcord Birra Artigianale Italiana	8.00	3.08	82
	Bock Beer	Lakefront Brewery, Inc.	6.70	3.61	81
	Tejas	Minhas Craft Brewery	4.00	2.94	73
	Saranac Black Bear Bock	Matt Brewing Company	6.00	3.51	69
	Saranac Bock	Matt Brewing Company	6.00	3.45	66
	Huber Bock Beer	Minhas Craft Brewery	5.50	3.18	64
	Stegmaier Brewhouse Bock	Lion Brewery, Inc.	6.60	3.76	54
	Harpoon Leviathan - Uber-Bock	Harpoon Brewery	9.00	3.52	54
	Jopen Bokbier	Jopen Bier BV Haarlem	6.50	3.78	52
	Christoffel Bokbier	Bierbrouwerij Sint Christoffel B.V	7.80	3.52	52
	Otter Creek Spring Bock	Otter Creek Brewing / Wolaver's	6.20	3.56	50
	Traditional Bock	Minhas Craft Brewery	5.40	3.06	49
	Goats Breath Bock	O'Fallon Brewery	6.20	3.56	47
	Aass Bock	Aass Brewery	6.50	4.07	47
	Kozlak	Browar Amber	6.50	3.53	45
	Mönchshof Bockbier	Kulmbacher Brauerei AG	6.90	3.74	43
	Battlefield Bock	Red Oak Brewery	6.50	3.78	43
	Berghoff Winter Ale	Minhas Craft Brewery	?	3.27	42
	Chouffe-Bok	Brasserie d'Achouffe	6.50	3.81	40
	Trafalgar Maple Bock	Trafalgar Ales & Meads	6.50	2.27	39
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