Bock beer \Bock" beer`\ [G. bockbier; bock a buck + bier beer; -- said to be so named from its tendency to cause the drinker to caper like a goat.] A strong beer, originally made in Bavaria. [Also written {buck beer}.]
bock beer n : a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring [syn: {bock}]