Why do most of bock beers have a picture of a goat on them? |
Due to their Bavarian accent, citizens of Munich pronounced "Einbeck" as "ein Bock" ("a billy goat"), and thus the beer became known as "bock". To this day, as a visual pun, a goat often appears on bock labels. per Wikipedia. Any of the beer historians on the site have any input? |
Bok also means goat in Dutch. |
Lies!
Other possibilities:
(1) The Reinheitsgegoat Purity Law originally stated that bocks may only contain the following ingredients: water, hops, malt, and goat. It was later discovered that goats were not actually responsible for fermentation.
(2) Bocks are actually brewed by magical goats with opposable hooves and chemistry degrees. Most craft brewers today, even back before they were homebrewers, were goats. These goats, now in human form, are capable of shapeshifting and masters of disguise.
(3) Bocks were originally brewed and administered to newborn goats to ensure that they’d be able to sleep soundly overnight. Today, commercial versions are specifically marketed to goats that developed drinking problems from these early administrations.
(4) Bock spelled backwards sounds like "cob," and everyone knows goats love corn. |
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Originally posted by kmweaver
Lies!
Other possibilities:
(1) The Reinheitsgegoat Purity Law originally stated that bocks may only contain the following ingredients: water, hops, malt, and goat. It was later discovered that goats were not actually responsible for fermentation.
(2) Bocks are actually brewed by magical goats with opposable hooves and chemistry degrees. Most craft brewers today, even back before they were homebrewers, were goats. These goats, now in human form, are capable of shapeshifting and masters of disguise.
(3) Bocks were originally brewed and administered to newborn goats to ensure that they’d be able to sleep soundly overnight. Today, commercial versions are specifically marketed to goats that developed drinking problems from these early administrations.
(4) Bock spelled backwards sounds like "cob," and everyone knows goats love corn.
Is that why I love bock beers? Are they made from corn? |
Coming soon to a rating near you- bocks with a "slightly corny" aroma. |
Originally posted by kmweaver
Lies!
Other possibilities:
(1) The Reinheitsgegoat Purity Law originally stated that bocks may only contain the following ingredients: water, hops, malt, and goat. It was later discovered that goats were not actually responsible for fermentation.
(2) Bocks are actually brewed by magical goats with opposable hooves and chemistry degrees. Most craft brewers today, even back before they were homebrewers, were goats. These goats, now in human form, are capable of shapeshifting and masters of disguise.
(3) Bocks were originally brewed and administered to newborn goats to ensure that they’d be able to sleep soundly overnight. Today, commercial versions are specifically marketed to goats that developed drinking problems from these early administrations.
(4) Bock spelled backwards sounds like "cob," and everyone knows goats love corn.
Hilarious, best thing I have read in a while! |
Bock means goat in German |
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Originally posted by kmweaver
Lies!
Other possibilities:
(1) The Reinheitsgegoat Purity Law originally stated that bocks may only contain the following ingredients: water, hops, malt, and goat. It was later discovered that goats were not actually responsible for fermentation.
(2) Bocks are actually brewed by magical goats with opposable hooves and chemistry degrees. Most craft brewers today, even back before they were homebrewers, were goats. These goats, now in human form, are capable of shapeshifting and masters of disguise.
(3) Bocks were originally brewed and administered to newborn goats to ensure that they’d be able to sleep soundly overnight. Today, commercial versions are specifically marketed to goats that developed drinking problems from these early administrations.
(4) Bock spelled backwards sounds like "cob," and everyone knows goats love corn.
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Zeigenbock is billy-goat. Bock is goat, generic term. |
