Ziegenbock (Ziegen Bock) is a German
amber lager
Lager () is beer which has been brewed and conditioned at low temperature. Lagers can be pale, amber, or dark. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer. The term "lager" comes from the German for "storage" ...
brewed by
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC is an American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2008, it has been wholly owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev), now the world's largest brewing company, which owns multiple glo ...
. It is billed as "for Texans by Texans," and distributed in Texas and nearby states. Ziegenbock is the German word for a
billy goat
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.
Ziegenbock is marketed as a Texas brewed Bock-Style Beer (Import - Craft - Specialty) and positioned as a
Texan
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beer to compete with
Shiner Bock
Spoetzl Brewery (originally Shiner Brewing Association) is a brewery located in Shiner, Texas, United States. It produces a diverse line of Shiner beers, including their flagship Shiner Bock, a dark lager that is now distributed throughout the US ...
. Ziegenbock is brewed at Anheuser-Busch's
Houston
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brewery. Like Shiner Bock and Amber Bock, it does not conform to the
BJCP style guidelines
for a Bock, either in terms of flavor profile or potency.
Ziegfest
Ziegfest is an annual
music festival
A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or h ...
sponsored by Ziegenbock and its parent company, Anheuser-Busch. Ziegfest typically features
Red Dirt musicians. There are typically several venues with the events scheduled around a month apart.
References
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Ziegfest
Anheuser-Busch beer brands
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