Bock Club
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Bock Club The Schell Bock Fest is still the first and best bock hunt we've found, but we're always on the lookout for 'dem der snowgoats.' |
Hunting for bocks isn't much different than hunting for medallions in that you're still calling upon skills learned in childhood Easter egg hunts. Generally sponsored by breweries as part of the festivities surrounding the early spring tradition of tapping into a fresh batch of bock beer, bock hunts are a fun way to involve a group of adults and/or children in something whimsical. Yes, beer is plentiful and heavily consumed by some, but any hunt worth its stripes will have plenty of root beer for the no-alcohol set.
The Cooler Crew has been involved in at least two bock hunts over the past year, those being Schell's Bockfest in the German enclave of New Ulm, Minnesota, and Fitger's Bockfest in Duluth, Minnesota. We'll soon have more details of the Schell's hunt than the Schell Brewery Web site itself, but for now let us fill up on details of the most recent Fitger's hunt, courtesy of Terry Valentine.
