Super Bock
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| Super Bock | |
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| Location | Leça do Balio, Portugal  |
| Active beers | |
| Super Bock | Strong Pale Lager |
| Super Bock Stout | Stout |
| Super Bock Abadia | Wheat Beer |
| Super Bock Green | Pale Lager |
| Super Bock Tango | Pale Lager |
| Super Bock Twin | Non-alcoholic beer |
| Super Bock Sem Alcool | Non-alcoholic beer |
| Super Bock Preta Sem Alcool | Wheat Beer |
| Super Bock Pessego Sem Alcool | Peach flavoured non-alcoholic beer |
Super Bock is a Portuguese brand of strong pale lager from the Unicer brewery which produces a range of beers under the same name. Established in 1927, Unicer is based in Leça do Balio, just outside the city of Porto, Portugal. Its Super Bock brand is the most popular beer in Portugal (42% market share/Sept. 1998), especially in the north of the country, and competes well against Sagres and Coral (Madeira) in the rest of Portugal. It is the only beer to have won 15 consecutive gold medals in the "Monde Selection de la Qualite". It is sold in 90% of restaurants and markets in Portugal, and in 21 countries including Angola, Bermuda, Canada, Mozambique, Spain and the UK.
[edit] Brands
Super Bock is available in several varieties, including:
- Classic (5.6% ABV): A strong lager beer.
- Abadia (6.4% ABV): A dark, wheat-based beer.
- Stout (5% ABV): - A black beer.
- Green (4% ABV): A sweet pils with lemon flavouring, marketed as "easy to drink"
- Tango: Red in colour, similar to "Green" but with redcurrant flavouring. The tag-line reads "Serve with sensuality... Drink with passion".
- Twin: - Non-alcoholic variant
[edit] Cult Status
Super Bock has become a cult favourite amongst English travelling football fans, stretching back to 2004, when the European Championships were held in Portugal. However Super Bock's cult status with Manchester United supporters goes back even further and they have a t-shirt available in its honour, as well as a song that claims Wayne Rooney "only drinks Super Bock".
[edit] External links
There are also strong links with English Sunday League Side 'Bock Snappers FC' who have adopted the name in the 2008/2009 season.
