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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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While Kimmie worked as a dancer at the club, Jules (who serves as both Bellaire’s head of security and the boss at Norman’s secret strip club) forced her to be Roy's prostitute.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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They were infames lumped in with gladiators and prostitutes at the very bottom of the social ladder.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, which is executive-produced by Knox and features a finale co-written by her and showrunner K.J. Steinberg, is an attempt to redefine her as a girl rather than a temptress, an innocent rather than a murderer.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
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Just like Lana, there was someone clever, driven, working beneath the veneer of the beautiful temptress.—
Meg Pillow
July 31,
Literary Hub,
31 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Grisette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grisette. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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