A comprehensive look at this once-forgotten beer style, Bockcovers the history, style profiles, procedures and recipes of this unique family of beers. You’ll find everything you need to understand, appreciate and brew the bock beer style in this book.

The Classic Beer Style Series from Brewers Publications examines individual world-class beer styles, covering origins, history, sensory profiles, brewing techniques and commercial examples.

About Darryl Richman

Darryl Richman, author of Bock (Brewers Publications, 1998), holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from California State University at Northridge and is employed as a computer programmer.

Long a fan of exotic beers from all over the world, his interest in brewing began with an extract-and-grain adjunct batch of beer he helped brew 1985. After joining the Maltose Falcons and brewing with extracts, he progressed to yeast cultures and then on to all-grain. His second batch took a first-place award at a local competition.

Since passing the Beer Judge Certification Program exam in 1988, he has attained the National Judge level. He is active in helping others learn to judge, he proctors exams and gives preparatory classes.

His articles have also been published in the pages of Zymurgy, Beer and Brewing series books, Brewing Techniques and The Celebrator.

We offer a range of all grain recipe kits and all of the specialist ingredients to create your own Bock at home including specific Bock yeast strains like WLP833 from White Labs