Einbecker Brauhaus

Why it matters

The origin of the bock family. Einbeck’s strong beer was shipped across northern Europe in the late medieval period and later imitated in Munich, where "Einbeck" shifted in speech toward "ein Bock" — which is why the style carries a goat as its emblem.

Details

Reference beers

• Einbecker Mai-Ur-Bock6.5% ABV

  The pale spring bock from the town that gave the bock family its name, released alongside the dark Ur-Bock it is the counterpart to.

• Einbecker Ur-Bock Dunkel6.5% ABV

  Brewed in the town whose exported beer gave the bock family its name, through a Bavarian mishearing of "Einbeck".

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Styles it is associated with

• Bock — A strong, dark, malt-dominated lager with deep bread-crust and toasty character and only enough hop to keep it from being sweet.
• Helles Bock — A pale, strong lager with the body of a bock but a brighter, more hop-balanced character — traditionally a spring beer.