grouse beater

[novernmunkee]

I'm trying to recreate theakstons grouse beater.
this is a bitter but with a realy pleasant blackcurrant taste/aroma.
on there website they list the hops as fuggles and goldings but states they dry hop with fuggle.
i was going to knock up a bitter with fuggle and golding, but either steep or dry hop with a hop of blackcurrent taste e:g galena
any thoughts/ideas greatly appreciated
thanks guys

[HighHops]

Hey norvernmunkee!

Never heard of grouse beater, but love Theakstons XB which has a late addition of Bramling cross, which has a blackcurrant taste/aroma. I've used it in my Blackberry stout and in Ruddles best bitter. Bramling cross is a golding variety so should be good for dry hopping, although I've only used it for bittering or as a flavour/aroma hop.

[novernmunkee]

thanks for thoughts
may have to experiment with this one

[Eadweard]

I'm pretty sure when I was chatting to people from Theakstons at the GBBF they said grouse beater had blue berry in.

[coatesg]

I'm pretty sure it has blueberry too - I tried it at the brewery back in April, and my first guess was Bramling Cross, but I think that's much more blackcurranty though.

[novernmunkee]

I'm pretty sure when I was chatting to people from Theakstons at the GBBF they said grouse beater had blue berry in.

thanks for that, according to there website it states they dry hop with fuggle.