Bock-beer
a strong, dark beer typically brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption the following spring.
Historical Examples
A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium Hugh Gibson
Farthest North Fridtjof Nansen
Farthest North Fridtjof Nansen
Atlantic Monthly,Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Various
Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color Brander Matthews
Cabbages and Kings O. Henry
Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor, Volume II Various
noun
(US & Canadian) heavy dark strong beer
(in France) a light beer
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