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Recent Examples of grisette
Husk, a French grisette aged in oak barrels, was tart and refreshingly dry; Dolore, a wild ale fermented on dark cherries and black raspberries, was equally tart yet soft and jammy.
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Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Anne Hathaway—who has played the doomed grisette and has the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to prove it—does not seem to care about any of this.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
Both the beer and food here are deeply connected to Texas terroir, using local grains, farmed produce, and native yeasts to create seasonal innovations, from a tangy grisette re-fermented with Texas blueberries to the Biere de Miel, a farmhouse ale made with Texas wildflower honey.
—Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2022
Burnt City used the yeast in a grisette, a farmhouse ale, an imperial stout, a hazy IPA and a pale ale made with Brettanomyces yeast, coconut and key lime.
—Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2019
Grisette: The grisette is an easy-drinking style originally brewed in Belgium to slake the thirst of miners.
—oregonlive.com, 19 July 2019
The brewers chose grisette, an old-timey French wheat-beer style.
—William Bostwick, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2018
Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Anne Hathaway—who has played the doomed grisette and has the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to prove it—does not seem to care about any of this.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
Both the beer and food here are deeply connected to Texas terroir, using local grains, farmed produce, and native yeasts to create seasonal innovations, from a tangy grisette re-fermented with Texas blueberries to the Biere de Miel, a farmhouse ale made with Texas wildflower honey.
—Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2022
Burnt City used the yeast in a grisette, a farmhouse ale, an imperial stout, a hazy IPA and a pale ale made with Brettanomyces yeast, coconut and key lime.
—Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2019
Grisette: The grisette is an easy-drinking style originally brewed in Belgium to slake the thirst of miners.
—oregonlive.com, 19 July 2019
The brewers chose grisette, an old-timey French wheat-beer style.
—William Bostwick, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grisette
Noun
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Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), discovering an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and rampant political corruption.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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Under colonial rule hijras were accused of acting as male prostitutes and of kidnapping and castrating children to grow their community.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
Noun
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In Italian, a diavola is a dangerous, powerful woman, and likely a temptress.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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Indeed, she is labelled with being a rule-breaker and temptress.—
Lisa Z. Lindahl,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Grisette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grisette. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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