[HBF] Bock questions

[Ton Notermans]

I agree with Phil, just one addition:


--- cut --

> **2. Do you refer to Maibock by other names?  Our current guidelines call
it
> "helles Bock", but I am concerned about gender agreement.  When you say
> "Bock" and mean "Bockbier", is "Bock" then masculine (like Bock) or
neutral
> (like Bier)?  Do you call it "heller Bock", "helles Bock", "helles
Bockbier"
> or some other name?  Or do you even use these names at all?  If we call it
> (in English) "Pale Bock", we can avoid the confusion.  Certainly, many of
> these beers are labelled as "Maibock" in the US, so I'd want to use this
> name as well.**
>
> Everyone that I know says, 'Maibock'.  I've never heard anyone say helles
bock.  Well maybe Bavarians, but they are not really German;-)

The Forst Brewing Company of Meran/ Suedtirol - which is the German speaking
part of Italy - brews a pale Bock, available all year round- which it calls
Heller Bock. So, the name is used.


-- cut --

Best wishes,

Ton Notermans