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Bock vs Ale - What's the difference?

bock | ale |

As nouns the difference between bock and ale

is that bock is a strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption while ale is an intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

bock

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
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    ale

    English

    Noun

  • An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
    • Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all non-distilled malt liquors.
  • A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.

    • Synonyms

    * (liquor) beer (loosely), yill

    Derived terms

    () * alehouse * alewife * ginger ale * pale ale * real ale

    Anagrams

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