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Bock Family
These German malty lagers range in strength from the lighter Maibock, to mid-range styles of weizenbock and helles bock, to the big and bold doppelbock and eisbock.
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Starkbierfest
Lesser known than Oktoberfest, Munich’s spring beer festival Starkbierfest (Strong Beer Festival) is every bit as fun. We take you inside
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Starkbier Doppelbock Dunkel
A dark doppelbock that relies on Munich malt and a touch of Special II.
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Starkbier Doppelbock
A doppelbock fit to be served at Munich’s Starkbierfest (Big Beer Fest).
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Eis, Eis, Baby
Due to legal and practical constraints, eisbock is one of the few beer styles that is more geared for homebrewers than pros. The secret is f
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Gordon Strong’s Eisbock
The secret of eisbock is the freeze concentration, transforming the beer from one style into another.
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20/30 Vision Helles Bock
This Helles Bock recipe showcases the bold and dynamic flavors from lighter malts. The four specialty malts all contribute to the beer in th
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Weizenbock
While our understanding and categorization of the German wheat beer family has evolved over the years, the acknowledgement of a strong wheat
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Oakshire Brewing Co.’s Doppelbock Clone
Doppelbock is one of our favorite brews to make each year. Ferment low and slow to ensure a very smooth and malt-forward beer that can withs
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Victory Brewing Co.’s St. Victorious Doppelbock Clone
A strong lager featuring many malts to add complexity across the palate, St. Victorious Doppelbock takes it a step further by adding a small
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Your Turn Maibock
This recipe was submitted by Rick Shultz. It is the homebrew recipe that inspired Lakefront Brewery’s My Turn Series “Chris.”
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Pecan Doppelbock
I chose a doppelbock because of its rich, full-bodied, caramel malty flavor, blanketed light hop aroma with a light ruby-hazed color. This s
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OMB!! — Oh my bock
The first beer I brewed on my new brew system found in the December 2020 issue’s Homebrew Drool Setups.