maibock

English

Etymology

German Maibock (literally “May bock beer”).

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