Sly Fox Grisette

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Brewed By: 
Sly Fox
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian Farmhouse Ale
Specifications
Strength (ABV): 
5.6% ABV
Bitterness (IBU): 
25 IBU

Grisette is a Belgian farmhouse ale which was originally brewed in the Hainaut Province to be the beer of the miners in the area, just as Saison was the beer of the farmers. It was lighter than saison and frequently contained wheat as well as barley malt (as does the Sly Fox version). The name is derived from the French word for grey, referring either to the young women (the grisettes) who doled out pints as the men exited from the mines while still dressed in their grey factory frocks, or possibly the color of the cobblestone rock being mined.

Availability
Kegs: 
Domestic 1/2 Barrel - 15.5 Gal.