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Contents 1 POV statement 2 Other photo 3 Term needing definition 4 bocks 5 Weizenbock really Bock? 6 Copyright violation 7 Champions.... 8 404 error

[edit] POV statement

"All are good, some are excellent." This POV statement should be removed. -Misha.grey@gmail.com

[edit] Other photo

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afbeelding:Bokbier.jpg I'm not sure if it should be used, or if we can link it to the English without taking the trouble to put it on wikicommons. -Ich 22:57, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Bock is a type of German beer. Bottom fermented, it is named for the famous medieval German brewing town of Einbeck. The beer is a heavy bodied lager and is darkened by high-coloured malts. Bock is traditionally brewed in the winter time for drinking during the Spring.

Variants include Maibock (brewed for the month of May), Eisbock (ice bock), Weizenbock (wheat bock), and Doppelbock (double bock). The names of Doppelbock brews commonly end in -ator in honor of the original, Paulaner Salvator.

Many bock beer producers have displayed goats on bottle labels since Bock in German means billy goat. In the local dialect, Einbeck is pronounced similar to "Einbock", which sounds like ein Bock (a goat).

[edit] Term needing definition

The opening paragraph says that bock beer is "bottom fermented." That term should be defined - how is it different than other styles of fermenting beer? | Keithlaw 03:54, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

I have linked to the yeast, perhaps not the best place, but will do for now. Justinc 18:11, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

Any relevant link is better than no link at all. The BFY article did start to answer my question. Thanks! | Keithlaw 02:58, 11 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] bocks

Just because bock is bottom fermented it does not mean that it is a lager. Bock is a variety of beer, and in no way related to lager besides its similar fermentation process.

By definition, Lager is bottom fermenting beer, so bock is in fact a lager. Check the Lager page for more info--BrokenStoic 21:06, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Weizenbock really Bock?

Weizenbock is a top-fermented ale. Bock is a bottom-fermented lager. I think weizenbock really doesn't belong in the "bock" category. All it is is a Dunkelweizen on steroids. Not really a bock.

I would be in favor of seperating Weizenbock and Eisbock into their own pages. They all share the word "bock" in their name, but other than that there is not much in common and each has their own unique brewing process--BrokenStoic 21:02, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I would move Weizenbock to wheat beer. — goethean ॐ 21:31, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright violation

The anonymous additions on 17 August 2005, comprising much of the text of this article, seem to be copied verbatim from About Beer magazine. What should be done about this? --158.130.3.32 17:52, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Champions....

"The Bock name is a name that only the champions hold blah blah...." Ok good one mate. I had my first Bock in a German restaurant last Christmas, and I'm sold. But let's reserve comments like these for commercials where they belong eh? --Jquarry 03:23, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 404 error

http://www.worldclassbeverages.com/PagesAZ/Education/StyleArticlePages/Bocks.htm

Is a dead and should be changed from ..... "Bocks.htm" ---> "bocks.asp" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Betarftv2 (talk • contribs) 22:43, 30 April 2008 (UTC)