Danny Ocean revealed that he will be embarking on his first major tour of the US early next year. On Friday (September 30), the Venezuelan singer-songwriter also released the music video for his new single “Bebe.”
Ocean has become the biggest artist in reggaeton music to emerge from Venezuela. In 2016, he uploaded his breakthrough single “Me Rehúso” to YouTube, which has become one of the genre’s biggest hits. In 2019, the song was certified 13-times Platinum, which goes beyond the Diamond certification. On Spotify, “Me Rehúso” has amassed over 1.3 billion streams. In the past few years, he’s collaborated with acts like Tokischa, Karol G, and María Becerra.
With his album @DannOcean earlier this year, Ocean started to flex his versatility as an artist beyond the reggaeton genre with influences of electronica and alternative rock. His new single “Bebe” is further testament to his ability to sound great in any genre. Backed by hip-hop beats with an atmospheric soundscape, Ocean sweetly serenades the woman that he’s interested with sexy lyrics.
“The song is dedicated to those who don’t want to have a serious relationship but at the same time enjoy sex,” he said in a statement. He stays true to his word by singing in Spanish, “Let’s make a baby.”
The video for “Bebe” stars Mexican actress Azul Guaita, one of the stars of the Netflix Rebelde reboot. She grabs the mic and sings the words to Ocean’s song for most of the sultry visual. Ocean later pops in by the end of the video to share a playful moment with Guaita.
“Bebe” will be included on his upcoming album @DannOcean By Danny Ocean Part 2. Early next year, Ocean will tour the US in support of both albums. The Danny Ocean Tour 2023 kicks off February 2 in San Francisco. Tickets for the tour are on-sale now and you can buy yours here.
02/02/2023 — San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
02/03/2023 — Los Angeles @ The Wiltern
02/04/2023 — San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
02/05/2023 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
02/07/2023 — El Paso, TX @ Plaza Theatre
02/09/2023 — Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
02/10/2023 — San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec
02/11/2023 — Hidalgo, TX @ Payne Arena
02/12/2023 — Houston, TX @ House of Blues
02/14/2023 — Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
02/17/2023 — New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
02/18/2023 — Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre
02/19/2023 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
02/22/2023 — Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead
02/25/2023 — Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
02/26/2023 — Miami, FL @ The Oasis
Danny Ocean is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
In the trailer for Big Mouth season six, Maury (one of many characters voiced by the Kroll Show comedian, along with Nick, Lola, and Coach Steve) gives birth to a baby hormone monster. When Matthews (Andrew Rannells) asks if it’s a boy or girl, Maury replies, “Don’t impose your fascist, cis-human gender norms on this perfect little sex monster.” The trailer also features Andrew (John Mulaney) dressing up like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman; Jay (Jason Mantzoukas) learning he has a secret half-brother; Missy getting embarrassed by her dad at a daddy-daughter dance; and Jessi (Jessi Klein) feeling sibling rivalry for her father’s new daughter. The feeling is mutual. “This is my family now, and I don’t want a bitch sister,” the literal baby thinks.
Horny monsters, swearing babies, and Richard Kind? Missed you, Big Mouth.
Guest stars in season six include Adam Levine (is it too late to make a DM joke?), Annaleigh Ashford, Amber Ruffin, Brian Tyree Henry, Chris O’Dowd, Cole Escola, Ed Helms, Ira Glass, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Capaldi, Steve-O, and Tyler the Creator.
As Sorry inch closer to the release of their brand new albumAnywhere But Here this Friday (October 7), the North London indie rockers shared a new single, “Closer.” The diaristic song’s arrival is accompanied by an equally introspective visual, directed by Asha Lorenz, Sorry’s lead vocalist, and Flo Webb (FLASHA).
“The lyrics in ‘Closer’ came quickly in one gulp,” Sorry said in a statement about the track. “It felt as if I was talking through quite a few people that had hurt me and me hurting people too. It’s about the person that we are made into sometimes by experiences or desire, and the shame that comes with that. It also is about addiction and the circular spiral of its pattern, rotating and returning. We wanted it to sound like a song from an NYC band in the noughties and the sound developed from there.”
In the music video, images are projected onto the walls of a small room that coincide with the lyrics. “Closer to the clock striking 12 again / Closer to my mother, closer to my friends / Closer to getting closer to getting further back again,” Lorenz sings with tints of lo-fi and grunge.
Dominic Fike recently announced a North American tour, which kicks off this November. Still, Fike’s last album, What Could Possibly Go Wrong, was released in 2020. With new shows, many might be wondering about the chance of Fike having new music on the way. Here’s what we know so far.
In February of this year, Naples Daily News reported that Fike was heading to upstate New York to record songs for his sophomore project.
“Ever since the whole TV show thing, everyone really wants me to put new music out,” Fike said, referencing his role as Elliott in HBO’s Euphoria. “So I figure I’ll go record for a month, I’ll come back with however many songs I have, mix and master them and hand ’em over.”
“The last year and a half was kind of a rollercoaster, in a weird way,” he continued. “A lot happened in my personal life, I think. I took a break from music and whatnot. And eventually, I kind of hopped back on … and started working again.” During the same interview, Fike even said not to expect a tour anytime soon, so things seem to have changed in the months since.
By April, Fike appeared in a profile for GQ, where he touched further on his sophomore record, noting that it will be smoother and feature more rapping. “But now I know exactly what kind of sound I want and what kind of music I want to make,” Fike said. His friend and collaborator, Kenny Beats, appears as an extra voice in the piece as someone who has seemingly heard the new music. Another piece of potential evidence for new music is a Geniustracklist for Fike’s second album, although the titles being included are still unconfirmed.
For more information on Dominic Fike’s tour, visit here.
92-year-old Norma had a strange and heartbreaking routine.
Every night around 5:30 p.m., she stood up and told the staff at her Ohio nursing home that she needed to leave. When they asked why, she said she needed to go home to take care of her mother. Her mom, of course, had long since passed away.
Behavior like Norma’s is quite common for older folks suffering from Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. Walter, another man in the same assisted living facility, demanded breakfast from the staff every night around 7:30.
Jean Makesh, CEO of Lantern assisted living facilities, says he meets folks with stories like these every day. It’s their stories that inspired him to make some changes at Lantern.
“I thought I knew a lot about elderly care. The more and more time I was spending with my clients, that’s when I realized, ‘Oh my god, I have no clue.'”
Confusion is common in Alzheimer’s patients, but Makesh knew there had to be some way to minimize these conflicts.
A big believer in the idea that our environment has an enormous effect on us, he started thinking big — and way outside the box.
“What if we design an environment that looks like outside?” he said. “What if I can have a sunrise and sunset inside the building? What if I’m able to have the moon and stars come out? What if I build a unit that takes residents back to the ’30s and ’40s?”
And that was just the beginning. He also researched sound therapy. And aromatherapy. And carpet that looked like grass. No idea was off-limits.
What he came up with was a truly unique memory-care facility. And after testing the concept in Lantern’s Madison, Ohio, facility, Makesh is opening two new locations this year.
Instead of rooms or units, each resident gets a “home” on a quiet little indoor street reminiscent of the neighborhoods many of them grew up in.
Instead of a boring panel ceiling, residents look up and see a digital sky, which grows dimmer late in the day to help keep their biological clocks in tune.
Throughout the day, nature sounds and fresh aromas like peppermint or citrus are piped in.
Some studies have shown that this kind of aromatherapy may indeed have some merits for improving cognitive functioning in Alzheimer’s patients.
For Makesh, this isn’t just about making patients comfortable, though. He wants to change how we think about the endgame of severe dementia.
Makesh said one of the frustrating shortcomings of most nursing facilities is that they create conflicts with unnatural environments and schedules, and they try to solve them by throwing antipsychotic and anti-anxiety medications at patients. In other words, when someone has severe dementia, we often give up on them. From there, they stop getting the engagement their brain needs to thrive.
Of course, we’re a long way from a cure for Alzheimer’s.
But Makesh’s project shows that when we think strategically about altering the environment and focus on helping people relearn essential self-care and hygiene skills, the near-impossible becomes possible.
“In five years, we’re going to [be able to] rehabilitate our clients where they can live independently in our environment,” he said. “In 10 years, we’re going to be able to send them back home.”
He knows it’s a lofty goal. And whether he’ll meet it remains to be seen. But in the meantime, he’s proud to own one of the few places that offers something pretty rare in cases of severe dementia: hope.
It had honestly been so long since we had had a solid quote from Lena Dunham that it seemed like most of the internet had forgotten about her dicey past when it came to saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. Though some might remember when she defended her writer who was accused of sexual assault or the disastrous Odell Beckham debacle. It has been nearly three years since the infamous Brad Pitt kiss, and she has remained relatively silent. And yet…yesterday, on a gloomy fall morning, she took to Twitter to say….this.
When I go, I want my casket to be driven through the NYC pride parade with a plaque that reads “she wasn’t for everyone, but she *was* for us”- who can arrange?
This didn’t land well with just about everybody who collectively decided that Dunham needed to be put in her place. It’s ultimately unclear why exactly Dunham thought that she is “for” the LGBTQ community when she has been a controversial figure who once said she was “disappointed” that she was straight. Many social media users thought her comments to be unwanted and also just….very random?
Most hilarious thing about GIRLS in retrospect (beside Adam Driver becoming a star ) is Lena Dunham writing a pretty incisive critique of white millennial 20-something women, and then herself becoming an even bigger cartoon than her character was https://t.co/Nru3pKtG28
We do NOT assert ownership. Arrangements for the safe disposal of Lena Dunham in accordance with state and federal law remains the responsibility of the heterosexual community. https://t.co/FWv2XHVqNI
The Girls writer/actress has been relatively quiet since the hit HBO show ended in 2017. She recently returned with Catherine Called Birdy, the upcoming movie adaptation of the classic 1994 novel. The movie stars Andrew Scott, Billie Piper, Joe Alwyn, Dean-Charles Chapman, Ralph Ineson, and Russell Brand and premieres on Amazon Prime this Friday. Perhaps that’s why she decided to log in to Twitter to stir up some drama. Looks like she will have to apologize again.
(SPOILERS for this week’s Power Book III: Raising Kanan will be found below.)
It’s been a couple of Power Book III: Raising Kanan episodes since we were introduced to Kanan’s new love interest, Corinne. It’s his first foray into romance since we saw him with Davina in season one. In only a short time, things quickly got complicated for Kanan as Corinne’s mother Palomar made a move for Kanan. Palomar is often confused for being Corinne’s older sister, and it’s a mistake that we see Kanan make when he meets Corinne and Palomar at Famous’ house party in episode four. In episode seven, Palomar makes her biggest move at Kanan and it ends with them sleeping together and Corinne walking in on them later on.
Who Plays Palomar On Power Book III: Raising Kanan? Meet KJ Smith
Palomar is played by KJ Smith who took on the recurring role last fall as revealed in an announcement from Deadline. Smith is known for her main role in Tyler Perry’s Sistas which completed its fourth season back in August. In an interview with Black Girl Nerds, Smith shared that the role is a “vast change” from anything else she’s done in her acting career.
“I’m not like this character in my real life,” she said. “I had to really pull to find who this woman was. I had to do a lot of research, make phone calls, and live in the city for a while to gauge how this person could be the way she is. I love her now because I was able to find women like this. I can sympathize with who she is and why she makes the choices that she makes. I definitely judged her in the beginning.”
New episodes of STARZ’s ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ are available to watch on Sundays at 12:00am EST.
This post originally ran in 2016, but we like to re-post it again every few years when fall rolls around just to remind everyone about the points it makes. And also so Brian gets yelled at again a little bit for this ridiculous take. So, two reasons, really.
October is bad. There, I said it. I feel great about it, too. It’s almost liberating, really. I think… you know what? I’m going to say it again. October is bad. Okay, now let’s do one with italics. October is bad. Oooh. I liked that. That one felt good. I could ride the high I felt from that for hours. Days, maybe. It’s just so clean and pure.
And it feels even better because I hold so few of these kinds of blistering contrarian takes. I’m usually a very calm, reasonable person, to the degree that I can be occasionally infuriating to talk to. (“Ugh, can you even believe what this idiot said?” “Eh, doesn’t seem that bad.” “What do you mean, ‘eh’?”) In fact, now that I think about it, I really only have three major opinions that you could even classify as hot takes:
You should put ketchup on your hot dog if you want to, regardless of what various food dorks say, because it is your hot dog and you should put anything on it that makes you happy
The ocean is bad and is not to be trifled with by anyone who doesn’t have a faded tattoo of an anchor on their forearm
October is bad
That’s it. So when I actually get to rear back and let one fly — something I truly believe, deeply, in my bones — it feels freeing, like I’m soaring through the air.
This isn’t the first time I’ve gone on my anti-October crusade, either. Once upon a time, I ranked the months of the year and slotted October in at number 10, ahead of only January and February. People still yell at me about that sometimes. That’s okay, though. People yelled at Galileo, too. But did Galileo back down? No! He kept speaking truth to power. (“The sun is the center of the solar system. Do not @ me.” — Galileo.) And that is what I will do here. Speak truth to power, just like Galileo. Exactly like Galileo. Except for the part where he went to prison instead of recanting. I will recant before this gets that far. I will super recant, assuming “super recanting” is a thing that exists. October is bad, sure. But prison is worse. I will give October that and that only.
Okay, here’s what we’re going to do: To prove that this is a real stance backed by hard evidence, and not just the rantings of some lunatic (they are definitely that, too, but not just that), let’s take all of your pro-October arguments and shoot them down one by one.
“Ah, the crisp Autumn air. Finally, a reprieve from the unbearable heat of summer. Time to break out the sweaters and windbreakers and head outside to enjoy this beautiful day.”
Well, two things about that. First of all, no, you will probably not enjoy the day very much, because October is that fun time of year when the temperature can range from the high 30s in the morning and evening to the mid-70s in the afternoon sun, making it impossible to dress appropriately. That sweater you were so excited about wearing outside on a brisk morning? Now it’s a suffocating sweat cocoon and you either need to grin and bear it or take it off and carry it around with you like some sweater-carrying weirdo, hoping that your undershirt hasn’t already developed the sort of sweat stain pattern that will make it look like an old treasure map.
And none of this even gets to the “Hey, do I need a jacket? Should I bring a jacket? What do you guys think? Jacket?” conversation that you will have 400 times during the month without ever making the correct decision, somehow.
Number two, even if I give you weather thing (which I will not), you can still get almost exactly the same weather conditions in April. April is better than October because April represents the first signs of life after another long, cold, dark winter. Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, people are emerging from their disgusting pseudo-hibernation hermit lifestyles to let the sunshine kiss their skin. This is good. It’s practically life-affirming. Which brings us to strike two against October.
“Oh, but I love to watch the leaves change colors.”
That is the first step of the leaves losing their lives. The fresh, healthy greens turn to more rigid reds and yellows, followed shortly after by the piles of crunchy, goopy browns that you curse as you scoop out of your gutters. What looks like a pretty postcard is actually the annual mass death of millions of livings things, many of which you will be forced to clean up like some sort of amateur coroner.
“But it’s so pretty!”
You monster.
Okay, admittedly I took that a bit too far. But October is still a very depressing month. The days start getting noticeably shorter by the second week, and by the end of the month the sun is setting at 6:00 PM. It’s the first step toward the barren wasteland of winter, and it doesn’t even have the decency to have a real holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas associated with it. Halloween doesn’t count. Any holiday that both encourages creepy clown activity and doesn’t include days off of work is a bad holiday.
“What about pumpkins, though?”
Pumpkins are not that great, in standard form, and most of the “pumpkin” things you like are actually “pumpkin pie” flavored. There’s no actual pumpkin in a pumpkin spice latte, for example. It’s just a regular coffee with a few handfuls of nutmeg. There’s nothing stopping Starbucks from giving you that year-round. They have the stuff in a warehouse, somewhere. Be angry at them about this, not me.
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“Yeah, but that’s just the way th-…”
And that brings me to my next point: Most of the things you like about October don’t need to be “October things.” Like, the baseball playoffs and the beginning of football? We can just adjust the schedule. It’s not even that hard. We can run football from February through June. And baseball… I love baseball. I do. But we could cut 40 games out of the middle of the season and it would be fine. It would be fine. End the whole thing in mid-September. The purists would scream about it, but the purists are going to be screaming about something anyway. (“There are two many relievers these days! Pitchers used to stay in the game until their shoulders shredded apart like BBQ pork and everyone loved it!”) Might as well give them some ammo.
“Yeah, but what abou-…”
Wrong! Because of politics! Every two years we go through the process of electing new public officials and it turns the whole country into a cesspool. Especially during October, and especially if you live in a politically important swing state, like, say, Pennsylvania, where I live. Everyone commercial break in every damn Eagles game is wall-to-wall attack ads. Like five in a row, all with a scary-voiced man explaining who is and is not an apparent supervillain who is hellbent on ruining America. It’s unbearable. Give me 1000 consecutive 1-877-KARS4KIDS ads instead.
And social media is even worse. I mean, have you been on social media lately? It’s a sea of bad opinions. More than it usually is. You can’t post a simple picture of your dinner without igniting a flame war. (“That burger looks good, too bad you won’t be able to eat it anymore once THE LIBS MAKE VEGANISM THE LAW.”) It’s all completely, hopelessly out of hand. I’m just trying to eat and watch football. Please leave me alone.
And yet, every fall, I have to listen to people “ooo” and “ahh” about October and what a magical time it is, despite the cold, hard facts that prove otherwise. Open your eyes, people. Look around. Be honest with yourselves. And then, once you’ve done that, take a deep breath and say it with me…
Snoop Dogg is going back to the beginning. November 2023 will mark 30 years since Snoop’s debut album, Doggystyle, released via Death Row Records, and it seems that Snoop has plans to commemorate the anniversary. The West Coast rap icon disclosed to Stephen A. Smith on the September 30 episode of his K(no)w Mercy podcast that he’s been in the studio with Dr. Dre.
“You’re the first one to hear this,” Snoop told Stephen A. around the 34:30-mark. “Me and Dr. Dre been working on an album for the past two months, and it’ll be done in November. And it’s produced by Dr. Dre. It’s our 30th anniversary to Doggystyle. And the name of the album is Missionary.”
When asked why the album is called Missionary, Snoop simply said, “The first album was Doggystyle.”
Leading up to that big reveal, Stephen A. asked Snoop a general question about the origin and evolution of his relationship with Dre. Snoop responded:
“That’s crazy because Warren G walked me to Dr. Dre. Warren G is Dre’s half-brother through marriage, so Warren G would always feel like I needed to be with Dre. Even when they was in their N.W.A. heyday and I was young, he would always press the issue. Once he gave Dre the music, and Dre loved the music, we began working.
And then it became a certain point in time where Dre was like, ‘I need you to to come with me,’ and then we would hang out together. Then, we would ride together. We would go on missions. This is before we was married. … If there was two females, they was definitely friends [and] stayed in the same apartment building, we’d ride out there to see them. He go his way, I go my way, we meet back up, jump in the car, slap a tape in, listen to music — inspired, we go back to the studio, and make a song.
So, our bond became — he had just left N.W.A. So I felt like he was looking for a brother, but I wasn’t a big brother. Someone who could outweigh him. I was somebody that was a humbling soldier that was ready to learn, and at the same time, I was down for the get down. That was my penmanship, my eagerness to get out there and to write for him. Remember, the first record was about him. I was all about writing for him. … To make him ultimate star because we believed in him like he believed in us. I believe that our relationship became family because he seen my work ethic for him.”
Snoop isn’t the only one steadfast in his loyalty to Dre. This February’s Super Bowl LVI halftime show featured Dre alongside Snoop, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and even Anderson .Paak. The captivating performance won three Emmys last month. In August, speculation began that something new was up after Dre, Em, and Snoop were spotted in the studio together.
Snoop acquired Death Row Records in February and reclaimed ownership of his Doggystyle and The Doggfather masters. He then shared that removed several Death Row albums from streaming services “because those platforms don’t pay” during an April appearance on Drink Champs. “What I wanted to do is snatch my music off, create a platform similar to Amazon, Netflix, Hulu. It’ll be a Death Row app, and the music, in the meantime, will live in the metaverse,” he added.
When and where Missionary becomes available is yet to be seen, but until then, the possibilities of what it could entail will live rent free in our heads.
If you’re partaking in “Sober October” this year, you can opt for water, hop water (a product which sounds odd but we really like!), or an alcohol-free brew that at least semi-resembles the beer you imbibe the rest of the year. But non-alcoholic beer is hotly debated because… well, a lot of drinkers think it’s always trash.
We disagree. We’re in a new age of NA beers with many big names and craft breweries mixed in. How big is the NA market? According to data from Drizly, the number of non-alcoholic brands available on their site has more than doubled over the past year. It’s also the fastest-growing category over the last two years. It’s clear drinkers have been craving an alcohol-free alternative.
Keep scrolling to see eight refreshing non-alcoholic (or extremely low alcohol) beers. Each ranked in terms of flavor.
In the past few years, Athletic has made a name for itself in the alcohol-free beer world with its vast array of beers created for athletes and anyone looking to drink beer sans alcohol. While they make some great IPAs, they also make a pretty decent golden ale called Upside Dawn. It’s known for its thirst-quenching, well-balanced flavor with Vienna malts and a mix of American and English hops.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is fairly dull with maybe some floral hops and lemon zest. It doesn’t really smell like a beer, but that’s to be expected. The flavor is grapefruit, orange, and some light hops. Really not much else going on with this one besides the light citrus flavors. Kind of dull to say the least.
Bottom Line:
If you want a non-alcoholic beer that tastes like a can of watered-down grapefruit Squirt, this is the beer for you. Otherwise, try something else.
Lagunitas is well known for its IPA prowess. It’s no surprise the popular California-based brewery would launch a non-alcoholic version of its popular flagship IPA. Brewed with English Crystal malts and dry-hopped with Citra, Mosaic, and CTZ hops, it’s hoppy and loaded with citrus.
Tasting Notes:
Notes of citrus peel, pine, and grass greet your nose before your first sip. While there are more pine resin, citrus, and fresh grass flavors on the palate, due to its NA status, this beer is maltier than it seems like it should be. The longer you drink it, the more all of the flavors begin to disappear and it begins to taste like hoppy, fizzy water.
Bottom Line:
If you really need to have an NA IPA and you want to try Lagunitas’ take on it be aware it won’t taste like your favorite West Coast IPA. If you’re not okay with that just grab the brand’s Hoppy Refresher instead.
The brewers at Brooklyn Brewing don’t want you to crack open its Brooklyn Special Effects Hoppy Amber and immediately realize it’s a non-alcoholic beer. That’s why they brewed it using a “special fermentation method” in order to create an alcohol-free amber ale that still has the flavors and aromas of the beer you love.
Tasting Notes:
This beer smells more like an herbal tea with a twist of lemon than a beer. Even with this start, it’s still welcoming and at least appears (aroma-wise) that it will be flavorful. The palate continues this trend with notes of fresh baked bread, wheat, citrus peels, and earthy, herbal notes.
It’s not a bad NA beer, it just tastes a little more like fizzy tea.
Bottom Line:
There are slight hoppy notes, but all in all, this NA beer tastes like you cracked open a can of fizzy iced tea with some lemon added.
If you’re a fan of New England-style IPAs, you might be tempted to crack one open this month because you don’t think there are any NA versions worth trying. Well, the folks at BrewDog want to tell you you’re wrong. This NA hazy IPA is known for its juicy flavor highlighted by floral hops and tropical fruits.
Tasting Notes:
Aromas of grass, grapefruit, and dank pine make up this beer’s nose. All are fairly light, but it at least smells like an IPA (albeit slightly watered down). Drinking it reveals bright, floral, piney hops right away. There’s also some tropical fruit, lemon, and grapefruit, but really not much else. It’s slightly piney, watery, and still fairly refreshing.
Bottom Line:
This is a tough NA IPA to rate. It’s piney and has some citrus and fruit flavors. It’s just that it tastes more like fizzy flavored water than beer — which is, not too surprisingly, pretty common in this space.
Partake IPA was the non-alcoholic beer brand’s first beer. Its flagship offering is only ten calories, two carbs, and is a mix of sweet malts and citrus-filled, floral hops. this piney, effervescent NA beer is brewed with Cascade, Amarillo, and Citrus hops and is sure to scratch your IPA itch this month.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a ton of fruit on this beer’s nose. Lemon zest, grapefruit, and slight tropical fruits. There are also some grainy, malty notes mixed in there to remind you this is a beer even if it’s an NA brew. The palate is a mixture of sweet, bready malts and slightly bitter, piney hops. It’s not overly exciting but does the trick.
Bottom Line:
This beer won’t replace your favorite IPA forever, but during sober October it won’t make you feel bad about deciding to take a month off from alcohol.
If you’re a Heineken drinker, you’re going to miss that earthy, herbal, piney, slightly skunky flavor of your beloved beer. Luckily, there’s a non-alcoholic version. Heineken 0.0 is known for its balanced of yeast, malts, hops, and classic Heineken flavor.
Tasting Notes:
Cereal grains, sweet corn, honey, and lightly floral, spicy hops are prevalent on the nose. While much waterier than regular Heineken, it still has the classic cereal grain, sweet corn, slightly hoppy, skunky flavor profile of the original. The finish is crisp and refreshing.
Bottom Line:
If you enjoy the flavor of classic Heineken, you’ll still prefer it to this NA beer. That said, Heineken 0.0 is a great substitute.
If you’re looking for the classic flavors of your favorite IPA this month, look no further than Wellbeing Intentional IPA. Brewed with Mosaic and Citra hops, it’s known for its refreshing, complex flavor profile featuring tropical and citrus fruits.
Tasting Notes:
Complex aromas of herbal hops, peaches, grapefruit, mangos, and light malts greet your nose before your first sip. The palate is centered around notes of cereal grains, bready malts, ripe berries, grapefruit, and spicy, herbal, floral hops. It’s very fresh and highly drinkable.
Bottom Line:
In a market of watery, fizzy, lackluster NA IPAs, Wellbeing Intentional IPA is bursting with complex aromas and flavors. You should definitely grab some this month.
When it comes to early fall refreshment, it’s tough to beat a classic European pilsner. In a month when you’re refraining from Alcohol, the brewers at Untitled Art have the answer with their Italian Pilsner. Brewed with Hallertau Mittelfruh and Strata Hops, it’s crisp, hoppy, and refreshing,
Tasting Notes:
Grassy, floral, slightly herbal hops are the first aromas you’ll notice when you nose this NA beer. Surprisingly, this isn’t where it ends. There are also notes of bready, sweet malts. The flavor continues this positive trend with cracker-like malts, honey, wet grass, citrus peels, and herbal hops. The finish is crisp and memorable.
Bottom Line:
When it comes to NA beers that actually taste like beer, it’s tough to beat this Italian-style pilsner. Hoppy, malty, crisp, and delicious. We’d drink this all month long.
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) is Lena Dunham writing a pretty incisive critique of white millennial 20-something women, and then herself becoming an even bigger cartoon than her character was 
