: a dark lager beer with a high alcohol content that has a strong flavor of malt and a mild flavor of hops and is typically sold in the winter or early spring
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Also, The Patent Block is leasing through 2044 a 500-stall parking deck at 535 N. Milwaukee St. − one bock to the west.—Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024 Although technically a bock, Shiner Bock, like lagers, is light and drinkable.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 Besides bock beer, there will be other kinds of beer and nonalcoholic drinks.—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024 The company eventually decided to make the launch of the bock beer into an entire festival.—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bock
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Etymology
German, short for Bockbier, by shortening & alteration from Einbecker Bier, literally, beer from Einbeck, from Einbeck, Germany
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