Bockstoot

Bockstoot

28-09-2022

Bockstoot month at Hooghoudt

Ideal for those who love specialty beer and gin. The Bocksto o t. Years ago, I thought “does that have to be such a “  headbutt”  ?” until I discovered that these two drinks enhance each other in taste when properly matched. A whole new experience. I was around. It's nice to know that there's a whole new world of flavors that I can enjoy. Think of it as it is a good marriage, 2 people who bring out the best of each other and appreciate each other for the qualities that they themselves do not possess. I hope to inspire you to discover a new taste world with this bock beer and jenever combinations. Experiment and discover your favorite combination!
Laurens Speek, Tastemaker at Hooghoudt

 

The origin of Bockbier

The name Bockbier originated in Bavaria in Germany at the beginning of the 17th century. In the Middle Ages, Einbeck, located in the state of Lower Saxony, was a very famous beer town. The Einbecker beer was exported to the Dukes of Bavaria. “The Einbecker” beer was pronounced completely differently in Bavaria. Instead, the word 'Ainpöck' and even 'Ein Bock' were used. In the Netherlands this was such a funny story that they linked it to a male goat and thus gave it the name bock beer. 

 

The Kopstoot, or a "Headbutt"

“Kopstoot”- literal translation means “a headbutt”, linked to the boozy “kick” of the drink. We know the headbutt as a set of a beer with a young drink. A fresh combination without a fuss. Why would you even want to drink a headbutt? Pilsner/special beer and jenever find each other in the same origin: grains. The process of brewing beer and distilling malt wine for jenever is exactly the same in the beginning (see the diagram later on this page). If you are going to distill beer and you add juniper, you can call it jenever. 

Taste: The taste of the beer is, just like with jenever, already determined by the choice of grain and yeast type. In addition to the enzymatic malt, the brewer can opt for caramel malts that give color and flavor to the beer. However, the distillers rarely use these malts because color disappears through distillation. In addition, the brewer can go for botanicals, including hops or different hop varieties, to flavor the beer. Fruit and herbs and spices can be added as well, just like in the gin-making process. And then as a brewer and distiller you can choose to age your malt wine or beer in oak barrels. It's called a Barrel Aging. 

Because the basis of beer and jenever is the same, you can make beautiful combinations in which the two drinks add to each other.
Think of it as a marriage, where two complement each other so that they become more experienced together and it is more exciting than alone. That's why the headbutt 2.0 has been selected for its taste properties. A good headbutt combination brings out the best of both drinks. If you also combine a tasty snack, the experience becomes very pleasant! You can combine endlessly, as long as he combination lies between:

  • Harmony  – The properties of jenever and properties of beer are largely the same. But they are both slightly different and therefore complement each other well. A harmonious experience.
  • Contrast  – The properties of beer and gin are so different that they reinforce each other's features. They bring out the best of each other. An exciting combination. 

Please note, only selecting opposites will not work, because there has to be an agreement in the base, a `bridge' between the two drinks, otherwise our brains will not understand the combination. That bridge can be the similarity in smell, mouthfeel or a taste.

 

 

THE COMBINATIONS:

Bock beer style:

Bottom fermented autumn bock (6.4% to 6.8%)

Flavor Description:

Tight clean autumn bock. Caramel and roasted notes, sweet to sweet, malty, and slightly malt bitter to virtually no bitter. Little to no hop bitters. Slightly thinner than
a top fermented bock beer.

:

Amstel Bock (7%), Gulpener Autumn bock (6.5%),
Budels Autumn bock (6.5%), Breugem Autumn bock (6.5%),

Jenever style:

Hooghoudt Sweet Spiced Genever, 30% alc.

Flavor Description:

Flavors of juniper, vanilla, cinnamon,
nutmeg, licorice, grapefruit,
apricot and candy.

food pairing

Camembert, Coburger ham, toast with
filet American, brownie.

 

 

 

Bock beer style:

Bottom fermented or top fermented autumn bock (6.4 to 7% ABV)

Flavor Description:

Tight clean autumn bock. Caramel and roasted notes, sweet to sweet, malty, and slightly malt bitter to virtually no bitter. Few hop bitters. A 1 or 2 year old autumn bock will get hints of raisins

:

Grolsch Matured bock (6.5%), Grolsch Autumn Bok (6.6%), Bavaria Bok Beer (6.5%)

Jenever style:

Hooghoudt RAW Genever, Holland Gin 43% alc.

Flavor Description:

Leather, cinnamon, speculoos. Licorice roots

food pairing:

The genever is not aged in oak barrels, which gives RAW Genever the fresh character of a young genever with the core of a corn wine before it goes into the barrel. RAW Genever is a pure example of craftsmanship. The alcohol in this jenever is not the flavor carrier of the herbs as with gin but is composed as a flavor enhancer in which the herbs and spices are used to accentuate the taste style.

 

 

 

Bock beer style:

Weizenbock or Rye Geck (6.3 to 7.0 %ABV)

Flavor Description:

Spicy bock, not as intense as a weizendoppelbock. Soft sweet caramel tones with a light acidity from the wheat or extra spiciness with the rye cheese

:

't IJ Roggebok (7.8%), Blue Polar Bear Weijsbeer Bock (6%), Heineken Wheat Bok (6.5%), Hoop Awesome Autumn Rumbock (6.9%)

Jenever style:

Hooghoudt Blended Oloroso, Cask Aged Genever 40 & alc.

Flavor Description:

Round, Cinnamon Sweet.. Appley, Spicy. White chocolate vanilla

food pairing:

Nose: Full, rich, and fragrant. Notes from aging in sherry Oloroso barrels such as currants, vanilla, nuts, dried figs, and spices emerge. Supplemented with fruity scents of red cherry and the fresh spicy notes of coriander and juniper. Very tempting.

Taste: In the taste the ripeness of dried currants and raisins with notes of cherry and almond. Soft, full ripe tones, wood flavor and fresh spicy accents. Delicious full and long aftertaste with sweet tones. The sherry Oloroso lover is struck in his heart by this three-year-old gin!

 

 

 

Would you like to get more inspiration and learn how to drink a Kopstoot? Send an e-mail to   marketing@hooghoudt.nl    and receive your own Bockstoot inspiration booklet!

 

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