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.
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