Definitions

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  • noun A Bavarian speciality beer, deep gold to dark brown, with a large, creamy, persistent head and a strong malty aroma.

Etymologies

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German Doppelbock, "double bock".

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Examples

  • Moreover, the doppelbock is a style that is hard to like.

    Enough With The Doppelbocks Already! 2008

  • In other words, contrary to Anheuser-Busch's assertions, the doppelbock is the king of beers - a style that is all about subtlety.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • In other words, contrary to Anheuser-Busch's assertions, the doppelbock is the king of beers - a style that is all about subtlety.

    Enough With The Doppelbocks Already! 2008

  • Moreover, the doppelbock is a style that is hard to like.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • Much of it was based on historical reference; we need not attribute the invention of "doppelbock" to Jackson.

    The Dichotomy of Style 2009

  • Much of it was based on historical reference; we need not attribute the invention of "doppelbock" to Jackson.

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

  • Lauer's main concern seemed to be his winter lineup, which will include such higher-alcohol styles as black IPA, doppelbock and weizenbock a strong German-style wheat beer.

    Beer: Brewpub chains merge, but will it matter? Greg Kitsock 2010

  • The latter is a doppelbock, an extra strong lager that measures a formidable 8 percent alcohol by volume, made with malt kilned over oak instead of the usual beechwood.

    Beer: Bacon overload Greg Kitsock 2010

  • His bar rode not only the gentrification crest of north-central Brooklyn but that of the craft-beer revolution nationally; to have been digging smoked porters and East India Pale Ales and doppelbock in the mid-1990s was to have mastered a secret handshake.

    The Gate's Pat Fondiller Gets Freaky on Beer 2009

  • His bar rode not only the gentrification crest of north-central Brooklyn but that of the craft-beer revolution nationally; to have been digging smoked porters and East India Pale Ales and doppelbock in the mid-1990s was to have mastered a secret handshake.

    The Gate's Pat Fondiller Gets Freaky on Beer 2009

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