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maibock

maibock noun: a lager brewed to bock strength but lighter in colour, less malty, and drier and hoppier, associated with springtime and the month of May.

Noun

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.
    • Compared with the winter bocks, maibocks also tend to have slightly more hop bitterness and hop flavor from noble Bavarian hop ...2011, Garrett Oliver, The Oxford Companion to Beer, →ISBN, page 558

Forms of maibock

pluralmaibocks

Origin of maibock

From German Maibock (literally “May bock beer”).

Questions about maibock

What does maibock mean?
Maibock means a lager brewed to bock strength but lighter in colour, less malty, and drier and hoppier, associated with springtime and the month of May.
What part of speech is maibock?
Maibock is a noun.
What is the plural of maibock?
The plural of maibock is maibocks.

Words near maibock in the dictionary

  1. Maibam
  2. Maibara
  3. Maibee
  4. Maibi
  5. Maibism
  6. maibock
  7. maibocks
  8. Maibram
  9. Maibu
  10. maid
  11. maid cafe

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