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"The beer's style, doppel (double) bock, has roots in Bavaria," explains Anheuser-Busch brewmaster Eric Beck. "It was first brewed by monks as a lower-alcohol bock beer and was regarded as 'liquid bread.'" Over time, the strength of the beer increased as more of the sugars were converted to alcohol by yeast. Contemporary versions are known for their smoothness and intense toasted-malt flavor, Beck said.
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Several German dialects are spoken in Bavaria. In the administrative regions to the north the Franconian dialect is prevalent, in Swabia the local dialect is Swabian, a thread of the Alemannic dialect family. In the Upper Palatinate people speak the Northern Bavarian dialect that can vary regionally. In Upper and Lower Bavaria (Middle) Austro-Bavarian is the predominant dialect.
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