maibock

English

Etymology

From German Maibock (literally “May bock beer”).

Noun

maibock (plural maibocks)

1. A lager brewed to bock strength but lighter in colour, less malty, and drier and hoppier, associated with springtime and the month of May.
   • 2011, Garrett Oliver, The Oxford Companion to Beer, →ISBN, page 558:

     Compared with the winter bocks, maibocks also tend to have slightly more hop bitterness and hop flavor from noble Bavarian hop ...