Phrase guide

bock beer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A strong, dark lager of German origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: bock

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lager, lager beer

History

Etymology

From German Bockbier, from Bock + Bier (“beer”). The former component is a southern German alteration of Einbeck, a brewery town in Lower Saxony, where the beer originally hails from. The Low German placename suffix -beck (“-brook”) was reinterpreted in southern dialects as the plural of Bock (“buck”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: bokbier — strong, dark lager of German origin
  • Dutch: bockbier — strong, dark lager of German origin
  • German: Bockbier — strong, dark lager of German origin
  • Plautdietsch: Bockbea — strong, dark lager of German origin