How to Use bock in a Sentence

bock

noun
  • Spring brings bocks and Märzens — or märzenbier, which means March beer.
    Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2017
  • Not to mess with Texas or anything, but this bock would give Shiner a shiner.
    oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Fransiscan Monk Brother Tim blesses all 11 bock beers in the courtyard.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Held on a giant grassy field next to the brewery, the event also features live German Oompah music, and, of course, a ton of different bock beers available to try.
    Philly.com, 2 May 2018
  • This black bock lager boasts a beautiful balance of roasted malt, sweetness and light bitterness.
    oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2019
  • The festival has become a rite of spring that dates back to the mid-19th century in Louisville when residents would celebrate the end of winter by drinking bock, a dark lager, which would age in the cold for all that time.
    Bobby Shipman, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Anchor introduced just one new beer in the ’80s (summer wheat); one in the ’90s (a low-alcohol English style dubbed small beer); and two in the decade preceding Maytag’s sale of the brewery (bock and humming ale).
    San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2015
  • A three-barrel brewing system will produce eight Bavarian-themed beers, such as Yoerg’s flagship Steam Lager, pilsners and bocks.
    Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2017
  • In June, scores of people died after a huge fire broke out in the early morning hours at Grenfell Tower, a residential tower bock in west London.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2018
  • The splash pad will be a couple bocks away from the site of the former Florida Hospital Apopka, now slated for redevelopment.
    Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Behind windows along the opposite wall, the brewery team readied tanks for German-style Oktoberfest, dunkel and bock beers to debut later this year.
    Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2018
  • Hermann has grand plans for a saison festival, a bock fest in March and holiday season celebrations.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 19 June 2021
  • The event, which will have its seventh annual run Feb. 24, is always a perfect reminder of how strong this region’s brewers really are at crafting the cold and crispy pilsners, bocks, and helles that pay homage to the region’s German roots.
    Craig Laban, Philly.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Danforth specifically likes to pair German bock beers with cinnamon rolls and other breakfast treats.
    Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Shiner has released a number of specialty variations on its beer over the years, including beverages brewed with fruits and a barrel-aged variety of its standard bock.
    Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2020
  • There will be a ceremonial tapping of 17 different bocks at this official kickoff event.
    Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 26 Feb. 2020

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