This post is a contribution to Typology Tuesday , a monthly project started by the Brookston Beer Bulletin. On the last Tuesday of every month, beer bloggers are invited to explore a different style of beer and write a post about it. For the month of February, we are writing about bocks. To be perfectly honest, I don't have a ton of experience with bocks. That is part of the reason why I wanted to participate in this month's Typology Tuesday. Jay Brooks from the Brookston Beer Bulletin compiled a good amount of history, style guidelines from various sources and further reading suggestions for bocks, located here . Bocks are lagers that generally fall into the 6.3-7.6% ABV range. They are dark brown or very dark in color and have a high malt complexity. You won't find much hop bitterness in these beers; just what's enough to cut the sweetness from the malt. Bready, biscuity, nutty...all those bread descriptors could likely describe bock...
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