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Step 1
Observe the color of a bock beer. It may range from a light copper to brown with red highlights. It has good clarity and the large, creamy head is an off-white.
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Step 2
Taste the flavor of a traditional bock. The Munich and Vienna malts provide a rich, toasty flavor and a low amount of hops, allowing for a slightly sweet finish. The alcohol content is 6.3 to 7.2 percent and the carbonation is moderately low to moderate.
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Step 3
Recognize a maibock, also known as a Helles bock. This version is more pale with a less malty flavor and may be more bitter, although the hop content is still relatively low. Maibocks usually have a peppery, spicy quality with a color ranging from light amber to deep gold.
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Step 4
Study a Doppelbock. This Bavarian beer usually has a dark color ranging from deep gold to dark brown and an alcohol content that may exceed 10 percent. It has a strong malt flavor and darker versions may have a sweet chocolate aroma with little or no hop flavor.
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Step 5
Examine a Eisbock. This specialty beer is made by freezing and removing the ice to increase the alcohol content above 14 percent. Eisbocks are a clean lager with a sweet malty taste and no hop flavor. The small head is caused by the extremely high alcohol content.
