Announcing The Session #121 for March: Bock!
I am pleased to announce that I will hosting the March 2017 edition of The Session, which will take place on Friday, March 3. The topic we will be writing about is inspired by a beer style traditionally associated with spring: Bock!
The month of March heralds the start of spring, and March 20 is even National Bock Beer Day. So Bockbiers seemed like a natural fit for the month!
Don’t feel constrained to simply write a review of a Bock beer, though I’m certainly interested to read any reviews that come it. Some other ideas to consider:
- Dig into into the history of the style—their ties to Einbeck, the differences in the development of Bocks and Doppelbocks, and so on.
- Do any of your local breweries brew a Bock-styled beer? Seek it out and write about it.
- Alternatively, interview your local brewer who brewed that beer; get their take on the style and why/how they brewed it the way they did.
- Have you ever attended Bockfest in Cincinnati, Ohio? It just so happens to take place the first weekend of March—write a review for The Session!
- There are already the styles of traditional Bock, Doppelbock, Maibock, Eisbock, Weizenbock (and Helles Bock and Dunkles Bock in the BJCP) guidelines. Just for fun, invent a new style of Bock and describe it.
- Have you homebrewed a Bock or similar style? Tell us about it, and anything you learned brewing this lager style at home.
- Bock puns!
So Friday, March 3 (or before, or even during that weekend), write up your Session post on “Bock” and leave a comment here on the blog with a link to your post. Alternatively you can tag @brewsite on Twitter or TheBrewSite on Facebook with a link to your post and I’ll make sure to round up all the posts after the weekend.
My personal take on bock (and goats) is here. Thanks for hosting!
US Brewers and Bock Beer – my post – Bock is Back – http://www.amymittelman.com/bock-is-back/
My post is up! Thanks for hosting. Cheers!
http://beer-runner.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-session-121-brief-ode-to-bocks-past.html
Derrick