Signs of Spring: Bock Beers
In Germany, strong lagers mark the transition from winter to spring. We’ll drink to that.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Mar 23, 2010 at 09:04AM
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In Germany, bocks—strong lagers—are associated with spring. Well, guess what people. Spring is upon us. Let’s drink some bocks.
You may be most familiar with maibocks—in German that just means May bock, a bock you drink in May (some heavier bocks are made for late-winter drinking). Elysian Brewing’s head brewer Dick Cantwell makes two bocks: the Ambrosia Maibock and Pandora’s Bock. (The sweet-then-bitter-then-sweet-then-bitter Ambrosia is amazing.) Cantwell says he thinks of bocks as outdoor-drinking beers, something you might bring on a picnic.
Jeff Smiley, head brewer for local German-style micro Baron Brewing, rotates a few bocks at his Greenwood brewpub, the Pillagers Pub. I sat down with him recently and tried a bunch of his beers, the electrically fresh and extremely drinkable Helles Bock was pouring especially nicely that day. Read more about that here, then go get you some. They have it at Bottleworks.
Tags: Beer, Craft Brewing, Greenwood, Bocks
Pillagers Pub has the largest selection of Baron beers anywhere! That alone is worth a visit. Best beers in the world. Drink them!!!! Great article.
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