I've Always Wondered....

[ozpowell]

Can anyone enlighten me as to why the name of dopplebocks often end in the letters 'tor'? Eg. Salvator,Celebrator, Maximator...

Thanks,
Michael.

 

[tangent]

i just read that somewhere. try here:
http://www.germanbeerinstitute.com/bockbier.html

 

[PostModern]

For those who can't be bothered to click tangent's excellent link, here's the relevant bit:

Doppelbock
Literally "double bock," this beer is brewed from a relatively large proportion of grain to water. It is extremely malty and generally ranges in alcohol by volume from 7 to 12 or 13%. Rare specialty Doppelbocks may even reach an alcohol level of 18 to 24%. Historically, the first Doppelbock was the Paulaner Salvator, which was introduced to the public in 1780. Subsequently, other breweries made Dopplebocks, too, and called them Salvator. But in 1896, Paulaner recorded "Salvator" as a registered trademark with the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin. After that, only the endings of German Doppelbock names are reminiscent of the originalas in Triumphator, Celebrator, and Maximator.

I had a doppelbock in the fermenter when Arnie was elected Governor of California. I called it "The Governator".

 

[tangent]

i'll be baaack to taste that beer PoMo!

 

[ozpowell]

Thanks guys - that's my trivia itch scratched for the time being