It’s the shortest month of the year, but don’t let that stop you from catching up on all the TV and movies you’ve been putting off watching while you try and stick to your New Year’s resolutions.
Here’s a look at all the new series, seasons, hit movies, fan favorites and classics coming to the major streaming platforms in February.
Murderville (February 3) In this comedy series that’s spoof of crime shows and legal procedurals, Will Arnett plays Senior Detective Terry Seattle, who gets paired up with guest celebrities playing themselves in each episode. And the catch? Everything is improvised, meaning Det. Seattle and his celebrity partner will have to guess their way through everything and make it up on the spot. Naturally, hilarity ensues. Some of the guest stars for the first season include Conan O’Brien, former NFL star Marshawn Lynch, Ken Jeong, Sharon Stone and Kumail Nanjiani.
Space Force Season 2 (February 18) Steve Carrell returns for Season 2 of Space Force, playing General Mark R. Naird, the first Chief of Space Operations for the organization. The first season followed a team of military personnel, scientists and politicians as they worked to establish the sixth branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, often clashing along the way. All those clashes finally came to a head when an all-out war almost broke out at the end of the first season. Now Carrell’s General Naird and his team will have to prove why his department is worth keeping around at all. Carell leads and all-star supporting cast that includes John Malkovitch, Lisa Kudrow, Ben Schwartz, Jane Lynch and Jimmy O. Yang for this seven-episode second season.
Inventing Anna (February 11) This real-life story is almost too wild to believe – which is exactly how con woman Anna Delvey (Julia Garner) convinced people around New York City she was a German heiress who was rich beyond belief. In reality, she conned money, vacations and more from the elite set of NYC party people before it all came crashing down. Garner stars in the series following her Emmy-winning work on another Netflix show, Ozark, which you should watch too if you haven’t yet.
Vikings: Valhalla (February 25) If you’re looking for some action, Vikings: Valhalla is your ticket. Set 100 years after the Vikings series that ran for 89 episodes, this spin-off follows a group of Norse legends that includes Leif Erikson, Freydís Eiríksdóttir, and Harald Hardrada as they battle across Europe.
KIMI (February 10) After dropping the crime caper No Sudden Move last summer, director Steven Soderbergh is back with another HBO Max movie exclusive, this time with the dramatic thriller KIMI, starring Zoë Kravitz (The Batman). Set during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kravitz plays a tech worker who is afraid to leave her apartment, instead staying inside and working as an analyst reviewing crime data. But when she thinks she discovers evidence of a crime and gets resistance from her superiors when she tries to report it, she finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy and must overcome her biggest fear of stepping outside.
Raised By Wolves Season 2 (February 3) One of the wilder shows to hit HBO Max in 2020 was Raised By Wolves, a sci-fi drama with plenty of action and big questions about what it means to be human and life in the aftermath of Earth being destroyed. Produced by legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator), the series centers on two androids who are responsible for repopulating mankind on colony on a new planet following a massive war. Different sects of religions battle against each other on the new planet, making life for the androids even harder than they ever imagined. The set pieces and action of this series is done with movie-level filmmaking, and the second season picks up after some major cliffhangers from Season 1.
HBO Max is getting an influx of new movies this month, including awards contenders Nightmare Alley (February 1) and The French Dispatch (February 25). Nightmare Alley is director Guillermo del Toro’s first film since his Oscar-winning The Shape of Water and stars Bradley Cooper as a conman who convinces people he has clairvoyant skills after working with a traveling carnival. The action-packed prequel The King’s Man (February 18) starts streaming this month as well, showing the origins of how the Kingsman spy agency started during the uneasy times surrounding World War I. The Ryan Reynolds comedy Free Guy, which stars Reynolds as a background character of a video game who has to save his world when he finds out the game is shutting down, starts streaming on February 23. You can also catch the finales of the HBO Max series Peacemaker (February 17) starring John Cena as the titular anti-hero, and Season 2 of Euphoria (February 27).
While there isn’t much coming to Disney Plus this month, Star Wars fans are hyped up for the final two episodes of The Book of Boba Fett (February 2 and February 9). Through the season, Boba Fett has been trying to navigate the criminal underworld of Tatooine, building both allies and enemies along the way. Now, with some help from his partner Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) and the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) himself, Boba will face off against the dangerous Pykes for control of the planet.
The Ryan Reynolds video game-set comedy Free Guy comes to the platform, along with a behind-the-scenes look at the Marvel series Hawkeye with Marvel Studios: Assembled – The Making of Hawkeye. The documentary series will take fans behind the curtain to see how Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld transformed into Hawkeye and Kate Bishop to take New York City by storm in the titular series. The documentary will also show how the series re-created Rockefeller Center and its iconic ice rink to film the climax of the show in the finale. MCU fans can also enjoy a similar look at the epic movie Eternals with Marvel Studios: Assembled – The Making of Eternals. With a story that spanned thousands of years across the Marvel timeline, the film had one of the biggest scopes of any MCU movie and was shot in numerous locations around the world like the Canary Islands, which you’ll get to see in this documentary.
Reacher (February 4) Following two movies starring Tom Cruise, the popular character Jack Reacher gets a new look on TV with Reacher. Starring the taller-than-Cruise Alan Ritchson (TV’s Aquaman) as the titular Reacher, the series follows former U.S. Army major as he finds himself in dangerous situations and helping people from town to town across the country. The first season will be eight episodes long and is adapted from Killing Floor, which is the first book in the Jack Reacher series.
The award-winning series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (February 18) is back for a fourth season, starring Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam “Midge” Maisel and Alex Borstein as her manager Susie Myerson. The two will have a big challenge after Midge ruined her chances to be the opening act for the high-profile singer Shy Baldwin in the Season 3 finale, making her almost unemployable around the comedy circuit. Also keep an eye out for Legend of Vox Machina (February 18), an animated series that combines comedy and violence as a spoof/homage to Dungeons & Dragons.
Amazon Prime is bringing a great lineup of movies to the platform this month (all starting February 1), including a few of the Die Hard series films, with Die Hard, Die Hard: With A Vengeance and Live Free or Die Hard becoming available. Nicholas Cage has two fan-favorite movies available to stream, with The Rock and Gone In Sixty Seconds, along with Clive Owen’s historical epic King Arthur. The classic stoner comedy Half Baked, the true-life crime drama Alpha Dog, the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, and the Oscar-winning Platoon also are available.
Two new drama series are starting up this month, including Suspicion (February 4) and Severance (February 18). Uma Thurman (Kill Bill) stars in Suspicion as American media mogul Katherine Newman, who finds that her son has been kidnapped. The mystery series finds five seemingly random people identified as suspects in the disappearance, who must race against time to try and prove their innocence – even if the evidence seems to point to them as the culprits. The series, which is based on the Israeli show False Flag, bounces between New York City and London as the police and Katherine try to unravel the mystery.
Severance is a thriller series executive produced by Ben Stiller, which follows a group of people who work at Lumon Industries, a mysterious company that offers a “severance” program that allows employees to keep their work and personal memories completely separate – literally. If you’re friends with someone at work here, the moment you step outside the office you won’t realize you know each other. But when one employee starts to realize that there might be something more nefarious going on, the company tries to stop him from digging deeper. Adam Scott leads an all-star cast that includes John Turturro, Patricia Arquette and Christopher Walken, while Stiller is directing multiple episodes.
The Sky is Everywhere, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Jandy Nelson starts streaming on February 11. The story follows a high school girl who is dealing with the sudden death of her older sister and her involvement with her sister’s former fiancé. The documentary series Lincoln’s Dilemma will debut on February 18 with four episodes, mainly following the administration of President Abraham Lincoln as he tries to end slavery. The series is narrated by Jeffrey Wright and also includes actors Bill Camp and Leslie Odom Jr. as the voices of President Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
Pam & Tommy (February 2) The most notable release on Hulu this month is the series Pam & Tommy, starring Lily James (Downton Abbey) and Sebastian Stan (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) as actress Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee. The main stars look incredibly like their real-life counterparts in the series, which follows the marriage of Anderson and Lee and the controversial release of a sex tape of the two. Seth Rogen (who also is a producer on the series) and Nick Offerman star as two guys who get their hands on the tape and release it, while Taylor Schilling (Orange is the New Black) and comedian Andrew Dice Clay (Blue Jasmine) are also part of the supporting cast.
Among the new films hitting Hulu this month is Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman prequel The King’s Man, starring Ralph Fiennes, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, and Matthew Goode (February 18). The platform also brings some major classics to their library starting February 1, including a bunch of Batman films, just in time for the release of Robert Pattinson’s The Batman on March 4. You can pick your own variety of Bruce Wayne, with Michael Keaton’s Batman and Batman Returns, Val Kilmer’s Batman Forever, and George Clooney’s Batman & Robin. The sports comedy Major League, the crime drama Narc, the musical comedy That Thing You Do, Cameron Crowe’s Academy Award-winning Almost Famous, and David Fincher’s modern day classic Fight Club also start streaming (all February 1).
Your Complete February 2022 Streaming Guide: What to Watch on Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix, Hulu, and More
What to Stream on Netflix
February 1
My Best Friend Anne Frank Gabby’s Dollhouse season 4 Raising Dion season 2 The Addams Family (1991) Anaconda Batman Begins The Book of Eli The Bourne Ultimatum Caddyshack Caddyshack 3 Countdown The Dark Knight Despicable Me Despicable Me 2 The Devil’s Advocate Donnie Brasco The Exorcist The Foreigner The Hangover Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole The Last Samurai The Lucky One The Negotiator The New Guy New Year’s Eve The One The Other Boleyn Girl The Other Guys Patsy & Loretta Transformers: Dark of the Moon Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Warrior Watchmen
February 2
Dark Desire season 2 MeatEater season 10, part 2 The Tinder Swindler
February 3
Finding Ola Kid Cosmic season 3 Murderville
February 4
Looop Lapeta Sweet Magnolias season 2 Through My Window
February 8
Child of Kamiari Month Love Is Blind Japa Ms. Pat: Y’all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?
February 9
Catching Killers season 2 Disenchantment part 4 Ideias à Venda Only Jokes Allowed The Privilege
February 10
Into the Wind St. Vincent Until Life Do Us Part
February 11
Anne+: The Film Bigbug Inventing Anna Love and Leashes Love Is Blind season 2 Love Tactics Tall Girl 2 Toy Boy season 2
February 12
Forecasting Love and Weather Twenty Five Twenty One
February 14
Devotion, a Story of Love and Desire Fishbowl Wives
February 15
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Ridley Jones season 3
February 16
Blackhat Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy Secrets of Summer Swan Shop season 2
February 17
Erax Fistful of Vengeance Forgive Us Our Trespasses Heart Shot Mo Gilligan: There’s Mo to Life Young Wallander: Killer’s Shadow
February 18
The Cuphead Show Downfall: The Case Against Boeing Rabbids Invasion Special: Mission to Mars Space Force season 2 Texas Chainsaw Massacre
February 20
Don’t Kill Me
February 21
Halloween (2007)
February 22
Cat Burglar RACE: Bubba Wallace
February 23
UFO
February 24
Karma’s World Music Videos
February 25
Back to 15 Merlí. Sapere Aude Restless Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming Vikings: Valhalla
February 28
My Wonderful Life Two Sentence Horror Stories season 3
What to Stream on Disney Plus
February 2
The Chicken Squad Season 1, 4 episodes The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress
February 4
Never Been Kissed Torn Snow Dogs
February 9
Alice’s Wonderland Bakery Season 1, 6 episodes The Book of Boba Fett season finale
February16
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
February 18
The Wonderful Winter of Mickey Mouse
February 23
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Episode 1 Free Guy
February 25
Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight!
What to Stream on HBO Max
February 1
3:10 to Yuma, 2007 (HBO) 12 Years A Slave, 2013 (HBO) 21 & Over, 2013 (HBO) A Bridge Too Far, 1977 (HBO) After The Sunset, 2004 (HBO) Airheads, 1994 (HBO) Alex & Emma, 2003 (HBO) Amistad, 1997 An American Haunting, 2005 (HBO) Army Of One, 2020 (HBO) Bad Milo!, 2013 (HBO) Black Dynamite, 2009 The Book Thief, 2013 (HBO) Broken English, 2007 (HBO) The Butterfly Effect, 2004 (Director’s Cuts) (HBO) The Butterfly Effect 2, 2006 (HBO) Calvario, 2019 (HBO) Casa De Mi Padre, 2012 (HBO) Chinatown, 1974 (HBO) Chuck The Dark Half, 1993 (HBO) Defending Your Life, 1991 (HBO) Donnie Darko, 2001 (HBO) Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas, 2000 (HBO) Escobar: Paradise Lost, 2014 (HBO) The Falcon And The Snowman, 1985 (HBO) Fame, 1980 Free Willy 2 The Adventure Home, 1995 (HBO) Free Willy 3 The Rescue, 1997 (HBO) From Paris With Love, 2010 (HBO) Good Deeds, 2012 (HBO) The Hunter, 2011 (HBO) Hyde Park On Hudson, 2012 (HBO) Kick-Ass 2, 2013 (HBO) La Foquita, 2020 (HBO) The Life Before Her Eyes, 2007 (HBO) The Loft, 2014 (HBO) Love & Mercy, 2014 (HBO) Master of Disguise, 2002 (HBO) The Mighty Quinn, 1989 (HBO) Monsters, 2010 (HBO) My Blue Heaven, 1990 (HBO) National Lampoon’s Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj, 2006 (HBO) Network, 1976 Night Owls, 2015 (HBO) Nightmare Alley, 2021 (HBO) No End In Sight, 2007 (HBO) Ondine, 2009 (HBO) The Ones Below, 2015 (HBO) Presenting Princess Shaw, 2015 (HBO) Rabbit Hole, 2010 (HBO) Rango, 2011 (HBO) Red 2, 2013 (HBO) Return To Me, 2000 (HBO) Riddick, 2013 (Director’s Cuts) (HBO) Rob Roy, 1995 (HBO) Rules Of Engagement, 2000 (HBO) Runaway Train, 1985 (HBO) Santa’s Slay, 2005 (HBO) School Ties, 1992 (HBO) The Searchers, 1956 The Secret Garden, 2020 (HBO) Shake!: Otis at Monterey, 1987 Shrink, 2009 (HBO) Splinter, 2008 (HBO) Sugar, 2008 (HBO) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, 2007 (HBO) Terry Bradshaw: Going Deep, Documentary Premiere (HBO) This Is Where I Leave You, 2014 (HBO) Uncommon Valor, 1983 (HBO) Unlocked, 2017 (HBO) The Untouchables, 2011 (HBO) West Side Story, 1961 (HBO) Yun, 2018 (HBO)
February 2
Tacoma FD, Season 3
February 3
40 Means Nothing (40 No Es Nada), Max Original Season 1 Premiere And Just Like That…, Max Original Season 1 Finale Cracked, 2021 (HBO) Cry Macho, 2021 (HBO) Mass Ave, 2021 (HBO) Pure, 2021 (HBO) Raised By Wolves, Max Original Season 2 Premiere The Snakes, 2021 (HBO) When the Sun Sets, 2021 (HBO)
February 4
Double Cross Rhodes To The Top Sin Senas Particulares
February 5
Rick and Morty, Season 5 Shaq Life, Seasons 1 and 2
February 6
Big Trick Energy
February 7
Backyard Bar Wars
February 9
Smiling Friends, Season 2
February 10
About Last Night, Max Original Season 1 Premiere Adventure of the Ring, Max Original Season 1 Premiere The Girl Before, Max Original Season 1 Premiere Just Call Out My Name, Max Original Documentary KIMI, 2022 (Made for Max film) ODO, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
February 11
Antlers, 2021 (HBO) Apple & Onion, Season 2C
February 13
The Bachelor Winter Games
February 15
Icahn: The Restless Billionaire, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
February 16
Off The Air, Season 11
February 17
Craig of the Creek, Season 4A Dream Raider, Max Original Season 1 Premiere The Many Saints of Newark, 2021 (HBO) Peacemaker, Max Original Season 1 Finale Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs, Max Original Season 2 Premiere
February 18
La Foquita El 10 De La Calle Top Gear, Season 30 The King’s Man
February 20
Last Week Tonight, Season 9 Premiere (HBO)
February 22
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
February 23
Free Guy, 2021 (HBO) Robot Chicken, Season 11 A
February 24
Bilardo, Max Original Documentary Premiere Bing, Season 1 Las Bravas, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
February 25
The French Dispatch, 2021 (HBO)
February 27
Euphoria, Season 2 Finale (HBO) The Righteous Gemstones, Season 2 Finale (HBO) Somebody Somewhere, Season 1 Finale (HBO)
What to Stream on Hulu
February 1
Your Attention Please – Season 2 Premiere (Hulu Original) Top Chef: Complete Season 18 1984 A Better life The Accused Airplane! Ali Almost Famous The Ambassador Apartment Troubles Arctic Arthur Christmas The Bank Job Batman (1989) Batman Returns Batman Forever Batman & Robin Beautiful Creatures Beethoven Beethoven’s 2nd Black Swan Borat Broken Arrow The Bronze Casualties of War Charlie’s Angels (2000) Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle Cousins Crocodile Dundee The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Date Movie Domestic Disturbance The Doors El Dorado Fight Club First Daughter The Flintstones The French Connection The Glass Castle Glory Hamburger Hill He Got Game Hitch House of the Dead Hustle and Heat Invasion of the Body Snatchers The January Man Jingle All the Way John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars Just Wright Kingdom of Heaven Lake Placid Liar Life or Something Like It Lucky Man on Fire (1987) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance McLintock! (Producer’s Cut) Mirrors Miss Bala The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Narc Nightmare Alley The One Oscar The Other Guys Patriot Games Planet 51 Real Genius The Ring Two Robin Hood: Men in Tights Rosemary’s Baby Roxanne Safe Seven Pounds Small Soldiers Snow Day The Sons of Katie Elder Step Up The Stepfather Stick It Striking Distance Summer Rental Swing Vote Terms of Endearment That Thing You Do! Tombstone The Tree of Life Turbulence Universal Soldier: The Return Water for Elephants Whiplash White Men Can’t Jump You Again
February 2
Pam & Tommy: Series Premiere (Hulu Original)
February 3
Basketball and Other Things: Complete Season 1 The Deep House
February 4
Beans The Beta Test Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos
February 5
Rick & Morty: Season 5
February 8
Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship
February 10
To Catch a Smuggler: Season 3 Premiere Gully
February 11
Dollface: Complete Season 2 (Hulu Original)
February 14
The Space Between
February 15
America’s Book of Secrets: Complete Season 4 America’s Book of Secrets: Special Edition: Complete Season 1 American Pickers: Complete Season 15 Encounter: Complete Season 1 The Food That Built America: Complete Season 2 Forged in Fire: Complete Seasons 6 & 8 Hoarders: Complete Seasons 1, 2 & 12 Little Women: LA: Complete Season 1 Married at First Sight: Complete Season 12 Married at First Sight: Couples’ Cam: Complete Season 2 Mountain Men: Complete Season 10 Mr. Queen: Complete Season 1 Pawn Stars: Complete Season 1 The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch: Complete Season 2 Storage Wars: Complete Season 13 The UnXplained With William Shatner: Complete Season 2B Cheer Squad Secrets District B13 Fireheart Hammer of the Gods The Shape of Water Who Is Killing the Cheerleaders?
February 17
Trolls: TrollsTopia: Complete Season 6 A House on the Bayou
February 18
The King’s Man The Feast
February 19
Fate/stay night: Complete Season 1 Gurren Lagann: Complete Season 1
February 22
American Song Contest: Season Premiere How It Ends
February 24
Snowfall: Season 5 Premiere The Last Rite
February 25
No Exit (Hulu Original) Law & Order: Season 21 Premiere
February 27
Three Identical Strangers
What to Stream on Amazon Prime
February 1
(500) Days Of Summer (2009) A Fistful Of Dollars (1964) All About Steve (2009) Alpha Dog (2005) America’s Sweethearts (2001) Borat (2020) Bride Wars (2009) Die Hard (1988) Die Hard: With A Vengeance (1995) Don’t Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood (1995) Forrest Gump (1994) Gone In Sixty Seconds (2000) Half Baked (2021) Hollywood Shuffle (1987) How High (2001) Humpday (2009) I Heart Huckabees (2004) Just Between Friends (1986) Killers (2010) King Arthur (2004) Life Partners (2014) Lincoln (2012) Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Live Free Or Die Hard (2007) Love & Other Drugs (2010) Overboard (1987) Platoon (1986) Posse (1993) Reign Of Fire (2002) Robocop (1987) Ski Patrol (1990) Southern Charm: New Orleans S2 (2019) Step Up (2019) The A-Team (2010) The Fly (1986) The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) The Impossible (2012) The Rock (1996) Turistas (2006) Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (2015) Untamed Heart (1993) Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) Walk The Line (2005) What Happens In Vegas (2008) You Again (2010) Bad Girls Club, Seasons 15-16 (2016) Key & Peele, Seasons 1-2 (2012) Khloe & Lamar, Seasons 1-2 (2011) Nathan for You, Seasons 1-2 (2013) Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian, Seasons 1-3 (2017) Workaholics, Seasons 1-7 (2011)
February 2
Freakonomics (2010)
February 4
Book of Love – Amazon Original Movie (2022) Reacher – Amazon Original Series (2022): Season 1 Phat Tuesday – Amazon Original Series (2022): Season 1
February 11
I Want You Back – Amazon Original Movie (2022) HOMESTAY (2022) Sofia Niño de Rivera: Lo Volvería a Hacer – Amazon Original Series (2021): New Episodes
February 18
Lov3 – Amazon Original Movie (2022) LOL: Last One Laughing Canada – Amazon Original Series (2022): New Season The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Amazon Original Series (2019): Season 4 The Legend of Vox Machina – Amazon Original Series (2022): Season 1
February 25
The Protégé (2021)
What to Stream on Apple TV Plus
February 4
Suspicion
February 11
The Sky is Everywhere
February 18
Severance Lincoln’s Dilemma
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There’s no doubt when the weather turns colder as we settle into winter, stouts take center stage. And while we enjoy all its iterations: standard stout, imperial stout, and robust barrel-aged stouts, we think this malty, chocolate-filled beer’s close cousin deserves a little respect as well. Of course, we’re talking about the oft-overlooked porter. And the best porters, oh buddy, they’ll have you rethinking your seasonal bevvie of choice.
For those uninitiated, the porter style had its genesis in England like many other iconic beer styles. It first appeared in the 1700s and is (you guessed it) named after porters—individuals tasked with transporting luggage.
A confusing origin story
“Stout is the direct descendant of porter. In the 1700s, it was common to use the word ‘stout’ to refer to a bolder, higher-alcohol version of any beer style, much in the same way we use the word ‘imperial’ today,” says Zach Fowle, advanced cicerone and head of marketing for Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. in Phoenix, AZ. “Porter was the most popular beer of the day, and over time, “stout porter” became a popular variant. But by the late 1800s, demand for regular porters evaporated, and stout porter shortened simply to stout.”
But more has changed between the 1800s and today than just our penchant for wearing top hats. “Today, most brewers seem to market beers as either stout or porter based on vibes, rather than on any notable stylistic differences,” he says.
Specifically, porters are known for their dark, almost pitch-black color and rich, sweet flavor profile. If you were to drink a porter and a stout side by side, you might even have difficulty discerning the differences between the two.
Stout versus porter is an enduring topic of discussion in the brewing industry. “While there’s no debating the porter came first—and stout used to be called stout porter, so it was a stronger version of a porter—the lines have become very blurred over the years,” says Rob Lightner, co-founder of East Brother Brewing in Richmond, CA.
“I would venture that even among professionals, a blind taste test would often yield inconclusive results,” says Lightner.
The difference between porters and stouts
Porters tend to be on the milder, more chocolatey end of the spectrum, Lightner says, whereas stouts are typically a little stronger and more roasty. Of course, this isn’t a hard and fast rule
Fowle agrees, “Porters tend to be fruitier, sweeter, and less bitter than stouts, with cocoa and caramel flavors in balance with dark malt bitterness. And stouts are usually hoppier, drier, maltier, and more coffee-forward—and may even have a touch of acidity.”
Whether or not they fit neatly into boxes, one thing’s for sure: both make for incredible cold-weather brews.
“As the nights grow longer, drinking a light, summery beer just doesn’t seem right,” says Fowle. “Porter is the perfect style for the transition to winter: warming and toasty yet not too heavy, with flavors of coffee, chocolate, and pie crust that correspond with autumn weather and holidays.”
It’s the perfect time to broaden your repretoire. Sweet, robust, warming, and well-suited to the season, here are the best porters to drink now.
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1. Deschutes Black Butte Porter
There are few porters more well-respected than Deschutes’ iconic Black Butte Porter. It’s brewed with Cascade and Tettnang hops as well as 2-row, Chocolate, Crystal, and Carapils malts as well as wheat. This 5.5% ABV year-round offering is great for cold-weather drinking because of its mix of roasted malts, coffee, and chocolate. It’s a robust, subtly sweet beer perfect for imbibing on a crisp fall night.
The key to 360-degree muscle: 90-degree eccentric isometrics. It might seem like we’re throwing a lot of geometry at you, but the concept behind time under tension (TUT) is simple, says Joel Seedman, PhD, owner of Advanced Human Performance: “Perform the lowering phase of a movement in a slow, controlled fashion, usually 3 to 5 seconds; pause in the stretched position, typically around 90 degrees; then perform the lifting phase in a powerful yet controlled fashion.” Believe us, a time-under-tension workout can humble even seasoned lifters…Eccentric isometrics are like the pressure cooker of training.
“Rather than mindlessly performing slow-tempo reps, you’re using the increased time under tension as a means to fine-tune your body mechanics and alignment, which requires more mental engagement and focus,” Seedman adds.
If you want to forge functional muscle mass and strength while simultaneously bulletproofing the joints and connective tissue, give this 10-move, full-body eccentric isometrics workout a go.
Directions
Perform the following moves as 90-degree eccentric isometrics following the above protocol. Use heavy weight, but not at the detriment of proper form. Rest 60 to 90 seconds between sets and 2 minutes between circuits. Perform once every 2 to 4 days for optimal results.
Best Time-Under-Tension Workout for Total-Body Strength
Circuit 1
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A. Barbell Back Squat
Set a squat rack up with heavy weight, then grasp bar and step under it. Squeeze shoulder blades together, then stand to unrack bar and step back with feet shoulder-width apart. Inhale, hinge at hips and slowly bend knees to 90 degrees. Pause, keeping natural arch in low back, then extend through hips to powerfully stand. 3 x 4-6 reps
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B. Renegade Row
Start in the top position of a pushup with hands shoulder-width apart on moderate-to-heavy dumbbells (shown). Explosively drive right elbow back to row dumbbell toward ribs while balancing on opposite hand and feet. Pause, then slowly lower weight, stopping a few inches above floor. Switch sides after all reps are done. 3 x 5 reps each side
Circuit 2
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A. Dumbbell Bentover Row
Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding two moderate-to-heavy dumbbells in front of thighs, palms facing you. Push hips back and hinge torso forward so it’s nearly parallel to floor, soft bend in knees. Dumbbells should be near shins. Drive elbows back to row weights toward ribs. Pause, then slowly lower down for 3 to 5 seconds. 3 x 4-5 reps
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B. Incline Dumbbell Chest Press with Legs Raised
Set an adjustable bench to a 30- to 45-degree angle and lie back with dumbbells in either hand. Engage core and lift legs off floor, flexing feet. Press weights overhead, palms in. Slowly lower to 90 degrees, staying tight and compact. Pause, then drive weights up directly over chest. 3 x 4-5 reps
Circuit 3
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A. Dumbbell Bulgarian Squat
Stand lunge-length in front of a flat bench, holding heavy dumbbells in each hand by your sides, palms facing in. Rest the ball on top (shoe’s laces) of your right foot behind you on the bench. Slowly lower your body until your front thigh is parallel to the floor. Pause, then drive through your heel to stand. Switch sides after all reps are complete. 2 x 3-4 reps each side
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B. Single-leg Romanian Deadlift
Stand with feet hip-width apart holding dumbbells or kettlebells. Drive right leg up, foot flexed, knee aligned with hip, making a 90-degree angle. Hinge at hips as you slowly lever your torso toward floor, lowering weights and driving right leg back for counterbalance. Hold, then squeeze glutes to reverse. 2 x 3-4 reps each side
Circuit 4
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A. Pullup
Hang from a pullup bar using an overhand grip with legs extended and feet flexed. Engage lats and draw shoulders down your back, then pull yourself up until chin is higher than hands. Pause at the top, then slowly lower. Pause at bottom, then reset before your next rep. 2-3 x 4-5 reps
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B. Kneeling Overhead Barbell Press
Hold a bar with moderate-to-heavy load at shoulder level with forearms perpendicular to floor. Kneel at end of bench with feet flexed to grip edge for support. Inhale, engage your core and glutes, then press the bar overhead, pushing your head forward so it passes your face, exhaling at the top. Slowly lower until elbows are at 90 degrees, then hold to maintain tension. Begin your next rep from here. 2-3 x 4-5 reps
Circuit 5
A. Dumbbell Pushup
Place hands on dumbbells (this provides greater range of motion) at shoulder width and feet wider than shoulder width with just toes touching the ground. Keep head neutral and hips high to increase tension on core, chest and tris and reduce stress on spine. Slowly lower to the floor. Stop once elbows hit 90 degrees, pause, then push up to start. 1-2 x 6-8 reps
B. Biceps Curl
Stand with feet hip-width apart with moderate-to-heavy dumbbells in each hand hanging by sides. Engage biceps to curl the weights up, keeping upper arms still. Pause at the top, then lower slowly. Don’t let arms drop all the way down to keep greater time under tension on biceps. 1-2 x 6-8 reps
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If you haven’t picked up a jump rope since elementary school, you’re missing out on a fantastic cardio workout. Not only will you burn a ton of calories in a short amount of time—200 to 300 calories in 15 minutes—but jump ropes can also improve your coordination and agility. Better yet, jumping rope doesn’t require much space, so it’s easy to do at home, and it’s often more mentally stimulating than jogging or swimming.
Choosing a Jump Rope
When deciding which jump rope is best for you, it’s important to determine what your goals are. While lightweight speed ropes are popular for cardio-focused training, weighted or drag ropes will be best for those focused on strength training.
No matter what your training goals are, we’ve got you covered with this roundup of 10 jump ropes from top brands including Crossrope, TRX, Rogue, and more.
The Best Jump Ropes of 2022
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