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Help name my Bock

I’m in the process of brewing a new batch of beer. This time it’s a Bock. Bock’s have a cool liturgical history. Here’s what Wikipedia has to say:

Bock is a strong lager which has origins in the Hanseatic town Einbeck, Germany. The name is a corruption of the medieval German brewing town of Einbeck, but also means “Bock” (male deer or goat) in German. The original Bocks were dark beers, brewed from high-colored malts. Modern Bocks can be dark, amber or pale in color. Bock was traditionally brewed for special occasions, often religious festivals such as Christmas, Easter or Lent.

Bocks have a long history of being brewed and consumed by Roman Catholic monks in Germany. During the Spring religious season of Lent, monks were required to fast. High-gravity Bock beers are higher in food energy and nutrients than lighter lagers, thus providing sustenance during this period. Similar high-gravity Lenten beers of various styles were brewed by Monks in other lands as well (see Trappist beer). It was rumored that Martin Luther drank this beer during the Diet of Worms.

What should I call it? There are a lot of ideas from the Wikipedia article.

“I’ll be Bock.”, with a nod to the Terminator, is an option.

So are names playing off of Johann Sebastian Bach.

I’m sure there are even more. What would you name it?

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This Post Has 19 Comments

  2. Rob 27 Sep 2008

    Taking cue from your new book, to name your new “Bock”. I offer this: “Cask Without Fear”.

  3. Marc 27 Sep 2008

    Ooh! Nice suggestion!

  4. Marc 27 Sep 2008

    John: Very nice!

  5. Larry Hehn 27 Sep 2008

    In honor of the classic Bill Cosby routine, we could call it “Bock Bock Number One”.

    If you make it again you could call it “Re-Bock”.

  6. Larry Hehn 27 Sep 2008

    Ooh, for the Star Trek fans we could call it “Misters Bock”.
    Or is that really pushing it…?

  7. Larry Hehn 27 Sep 2008

    Wait, now I have it.
    Bock of Ages.

  8. Malia 28 Sep 2008

    “Bock Off: Straight from the Pit(man) of Hell”

    Would Luther have laughed or been offended? You decide.

  9. Marc 28 Sep 2008

    Larry: Those are AWESOME!

    Malia: Huh? I don’t get it… (And I’m embarrassed to say so in such a public forum!)

  10. Jenn 28 Sep 2008

    How about BockFlip? Think of the tie-ins! 😉

  11. Janice 29 Sep 2008

    How about Bock-Mor

  12. Scott 29 Sep 2008

    Holy Water, Bock of Ages, I Knead a Bock, Bock Off!, Butt Head Bock, Bock Me Up, Baby Got Bock

  13. Marc 29 Sep 2008

    Thanks Scott! Great ideas!

  14. James Sack 29 Sep 2008

    For a self-deprecating look, how about ‘Maine de Bock el’?

  15. Rich 1 Oct 2008

    considering the Germanic geographical reference:

    “The Worminator”

  16. Cara Armstrong 15 Oct 2008

    Right Bock atcha; bock,bock, bock bock Bock (as in the Cadbury Bunny Style; in the style of a Dire Straits tune from the 80’s “Bock of Life” (walk of life); Mock’s Bock; Bock Bock Goose;

  17. Marc 16 Oct 2008

    Holy cow, Cara! Those are AMAZING! 🙂

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