Bock and strong lager
Helles Bock
A pale bock: strong, smooth and malty, with more hop presence than the dark version and a finish clean enough that the alcohol sneaks up on you.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.064 - 1.072
1.064 - 1.072
Final gravity
1.011 - 1.018
1.011 - 1.018
Bitterness
23 IBU - 35 IBU
23 IBU - 35 IBU
Colour
6 SRM - 11 SRM
6 SRM - 11 SRM
Alcohol
6.3% - 7.4%
6.3% - 7.4%
Colour also 12-22 EBC
What goes wrong
Under-attenuating. A pale bock that finishes sweet is cloying in a way a dunkles bock is not, because there is no roast to balance it.
Commercial examples
Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.
Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Not yet checked against the published guidelines: treat these ranges as a planning aid and read the source at bjcp.org before entering a competition.
The rest of the bock and strong lager family
Plan a batch to these numbers.