BJCP Style 5
5D.  Eisbock

Examples: Ayinger Maibock, Summit Maibock
Serving Temp: 50°- 55°
Glassware: Flute, Pilsner, Snifter, Tulip

Aroma: Rich malt profile with pronounced alcohol presence.
Appearance: Pours clear, copper to brown with red highlights and a large pillowy off-white head that may dissipate quickly due to the elevated ABV. Look for legs in this beer just like you would do for wine.
Flavor: Rich malt sweetness, no hop flavor and very little bitterness.  Dark fruit flavors may be present.
Mouthfeel: Full bodied, low carbonation, pleasant spicy alcohol warmth and smooth.

Food Pairings: Cuisine: German, Meat: pork, game.  Cheese: earthy (camembert, fontina). Dessert: rich and spicy.

HopHeadSaid: Eisbocks are originally brewed as doppelbocks.  After fermentation, they are frozen to remove extra (unflavored) water content, which fortifies the beer. The remaining fortified beer is higher in alcohol (as high as 14%) and much sweeter than a doppelbock    

BJCP Style 5: Bock

5C.  Doppelbock

Examples: Paulaner Salvator, Spaten Optimator, Eyinger Celebrator
Serving Temp: 45°- 50°
Glassware: Flute, Pilsner, Snifter, Stein (small) or Tulip.

Aroma: Little to no hop aroma but a very strong malt presence that can be toasty or even a caramelly.
Appearance: Pours clear, copper to brown with red highlights and a large pillowy off-white head that may dissipate quickly due to the elevated ABV.
Flavor: There is nothing but malt sweetness in a doppelbock.  These will be rich and complex with toast, caramel and sometimes even dark fruits.  Spicy noble hops and alcohol try to balance the sweetness in this malt-balanced beer.
Mouthfeel: Full bodied with average to low carbonation, alcohol warmth and smooth.

Food Pairings: Cuisine: German, Meat: pork, game.  Cheese: earthy (camembert, fontina). Dessert: rich and spicy.

HopHeadSaid: Doppelbocks are bocks on steroids!  These are definitely sipping beers and should be consumed in small quantities.  The character of any beer changes as it warms but this style is perhaps the best example.  Taste this beer right after you take from the fridge, don’t let it warm. Pour it into a snifter or a tulip glass and wrap your hands around the glass to warm it.  Pay attention to how the beer’s character changes from prickly carbonation with little malt character to smooth, rich malt flavors and a pleasant alcohol warming sensation.  

BJCP Style 5: Bock
5B. Traditional Bock

Examples: Einbecker Ur-Bock, Great Lakes Rockefeller Bock
Serving Temp: 45°- 50°
Glassware: Flute, Pilsner, Seidel, Stange, Stein or Tulip
Aroma: Strong toasty or biscuity aromas with very low or no hop aroma.
Appearance: Pours clear, copper to brown with a long lasting off-white head.
Flavor: Complex maltiness (toast, biscuit, caramel) with enough hop bitterness to keep the sweet malt from becoming overbearing.
Mouthfeel: Full-bodied, warming alcohol and smooth.

Food Pairings: Cuisine: German, Meat: pork, game.  Cheese: earthy (camembert, fontina). Dessert: rich and spicy.

HopHeadSaid:  Bocks are great sipping beers in my opinion. Their full body and higher ABV should keep you from consuming mass quantities and are best enjoyed on chilly evenings.

BJCP Category 5.Bock
5A.  Maibock/Helles Bock

Examples: Ayinger Maibock, Capital Maibock
Serving Temp: 45°- 50°
Glassware: Flute, Pilsner, Seidel, Stange or Stein

Aroma: Strong malt aroma, light toast, spicy noble hop aroma.
Appearance: Pours clear, dark gold to light amber with a large creamy white head.
Flavor: Bready sweet with little or no caramelization.  Moderate hop bitterness - just a touch more than needed to balance the sweet malt flavors.
Mouthfeel: Warming alcohol presence, medium-bodied, pronounced carbonation but smooth.

Food Pairings: Cuisine: German, Itallian. Meat: pork, seafood.  Cheese: nutty, Asiago, Parmesan.

HopHeadSaid: These beers are not the easiest to find so if you see one, and it is in season (meaning it isn’t passed its best by date) then be sure to pick one up.  Their crisp lager profile accentuates the hop flavor/bitterness. The malt sweetness isn’t cloying making it a great accompaniment to any warm spring day!