"Bock" refers to the male chamois. There was also a beer called "Goaß", which is the female chamois. This was also a dark beer, but with a low alcohol content. This type of beer has died out. After the Second World War, however, the "Goaß-Maß" was invented when the Americans were stationed in Germany and brought Coca Cola with them. This is simply a stein that is half filled with cola and dark beer. This makes the drink dark like the original Goaß and has a low alcohol content. In Bavaria, there are several mixed beer drinks with the 1 liter stein ("Maß"), e.g. Laternen-Maß, Schnee-Maß... (which are typically not drunk alone but shared in a group, e.g. a football team), but these are slowly being forgotten.
Being from Texas, as a younger less experienced beer drinker, my favorite beer around was the Shiner Bock. People liked to call it, “the king of Texas beers”. Recently, I was back home and revisited a Shiner Bock. To my dismay I thought it tasted terrible! Lol! Like skunk!
"Bock" refers to the male chamois. There was also a beer called "Goaß", which is the female chamois. This was also a dark beer, but with a low alcohol content. This type of beer has died out. After the Second World War, however, the "Goaß-Maß" was invented when the Americans were stationed in Germany and brought Coca Cola with them. This is simply a stein that is half filled with cola and dark beer. This makes the drink dark like the original Goaß and has a low alcohol content.
In Bavaria, there are several mixed beer drinks with the 1 liter stein ("Maß"), e.g. Laternen-Maß, Schnee-Maß... (which are typically not drunk alone but shared in a group, e.g. a football team), but these are slowly being forgotten.
Interesting, thank you for that insight! Prost / skål 🍺
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Being from Texas, as a younger less experienced beer drinker, my favorite beer around was the Shiner Bock. People liked to call it, “the king of Texas beers”.
Recently, I was back home and revisited a Shiner Bock. To my dismay I thought it tasted terrible! Lol! Like skunk!
I guess you can’t always go home
German beer guy here who really doesn't know why YT recommends this video today as I had a pale Doppelbock w/ 7.5 just yesterday ;)
Work faster, YT! 🍺😁
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