Beer Style: Bock
Terminator Doppelbock
Digital and Plus Members OnlyLiterally, Doppelbock means double Bock(bier), a stronger, usually darker beer than the original.
Alex Drobshoff’s Traditional Bock
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOne of the winners of Boston Brewing Company’s LongShot contest.
Traditional German Bock
Digital and Plus Members OnlyA great Bock recipe for a traditional, triple decocted German Bock(bier).
Ötzi’s Eisbock
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAs members of the Bock(bier) family, Eisbocks have all the characteristics of a typical strong beer, only more so. They are much maltier and smoother even than the Dopplebocks. Essentially, Eisbocks are "iced strong beers," because they are frozen at the end of their maturation period (which separates out water in the form of crystals that can be removed).
The 10 Hardest Beer Styles to Homebrew
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWitbier. Wee Heavey. Tripel. Schwartzbier. Gueze. Eisbock. Dry Stout. Berliner Weisse. American Pilsner – are these the 10 most difficult styles for a homebrewer to pull off? They won’t be after reading our recipes and tips for success.
Spruce Bock
Digital and Plus Members OnlyHere’s a hearty holiday beer with an unusual spice — evergreen needles. Spruce tips, the new-growth of spruce trees, give a unique, characteristic flavor to beer. This flavor is not “piney,” as many people suppose. Spruce tips can be found through an internet search. For best results, age your beer several months before sampling it.
Eye in the Pyramid Wild Rice Helles Bock
Digital and Plus Members OnlyA Helles Bock made with rice… How is that wild? Helles is German for "bright," so this is a bright or light colored bock.
– Adapted from Wild Wild Rice by Joe and Dennis Fisher.
Decoction Mashing Explained
Digital and Plus Members OnlyLooking to maximize your maltiness? Try boiling your mash! This age-old brewing technique is explained.
Chip Off the Old Bock — The American Adaptation of Bock Beer
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOld World bockbier has a New World cousin —American bock. Once a seasonal offered by nearly every American brewery, now a year-round beer style of a few regional breweries; this beer style appears to have found a niche.
Brewing Doppelbock: Tips from the Pros
FREEDan Carey of New Glarus and Alec Mull of Kalamazoo offer doppelbock tips (and recipes).
Aventinus Weizenbock clone
FREEWeizenbock is a strong, wheat-based Bock Lager.
Brewing Maibock: Tips from the Pros
Digital and Plus Members OnlyMaibock is potent, but it’s also fragile. It’s a big beer, yet it’s a lager, which makes it vulnerable to temperature spikes