maibock

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English

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Etymology

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From German Maibock (literally May bock beer).

Noun

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maibock (plural maibocks)

  1. A lager brewed to bock strength but lighter in colour, less malty, and drier and hoppier, associated with springtime and the month of May.
    • 2011, Garrett Oliver, The Oxford Companion to Beer, →ISBN, page 558:
      Compared with the winter bocks, maibocks also tend to have slightly more hop bitterness and hop flavor from noble Bavarian hop ...