11 Of The Best Lightweight Beers To Bring To Your Next Tailgate

Pumpkin Beer Cooler

Oktoberfest is all about the beer (duh). So instead of carving out a jack-o-lantern, hollow out a pumpkin, fill it up with ice and get to cooling those seasonal ales you love so much.

Sparkling Pumpkin Cider Beertail

We love sipping on our pumpkin ale straight, but to switch things up, try this beertail made with pumpkin ale, sparkling cider, and lots of cinnamon.

MyGift 2 Liter Das Boot Beer Glasses

No, you are never, ever, EVER too old for a das boot. Invest in this set of four for your upcoming shindig because, well, it isn’t an Oktoberfest party without a big ol’ beer-filled boot floating around!

TRUE Craft Beer Tasting Glasses

These sleek glasses are the perfect beer vessel for your German-themed get-together, and they’re also just awesome bar staples. Any excuse to grow the home bar, right?

Libbey Heidelberg Glass Beer Mugs, Set of 4

Clink the night away with these festive (and hefty!) beer mugs.

DIY Harlequin Garland

No Oktoberfest party is complete without the standard harlequin garland. DIY this puppy and string it up right before your guests arrive.

Braided Crown

A little dress-up never hurt anybody! Complete your Oktoberfest look with this feminine and effortless braided crown. (via Camille Styles)

Lederhosen Set

For all moms out there, dress yourlittle one for the occasion. There’s no reason they have to miss out on the party just because of… well… obvious reasons.

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Roast up the pumpkin seeds from your beer cooler for a light and salty beer snack.

Pretzel Necklaces

Right when your guests walk in, hand them one of these adorable pretzel necklaces. Who doesn’t love a good wearable snack?

Homemade Oktoberfest Pretzels

If beer is the Batman of Oktoberfest, then homemade soft pretzels are certainly the Robin. Serve these puppies up warm with some tangy yellow mustard for the perfect party snack.

Homemade Pretzel Bites

Not into full-size pretzels? No problem! These pretzel bites are the bomb.com.

Pretzel Bite Mini Bucket Holders

If you go the pretzel-bite route, be sure to craft up some adorable p-bite holders, like these minibuckets lined with Oktoberfest colors.

Maille Mustard Variety Pack

And you best not be serving up all of these pretzels without a little mustard.

Pretzel Bar

A food bar is always a good idea, especially if you’re expecting lots of guests. Create a pretzel sampling bar, complete with various mustards and cheesy dips, to really get the Oktoberfest-ivities started.

Pretzel Rolls

For those of you planning on having a DIY sandwich station, bake up these yummy pretzel rolls to stick with the theme.

Pull-Apart Pretzel Skillet With Beer Cheese Dip

Pull-apart breads are everything, especially when there’s beer cheese dip involved.

Wisconsin Beer Brats With Sauerkraut

Grilled brats topped with homemade sauerkraut? There’s absolutely nothing better.

Grilled Potato Arugula Salad

Serve this lovely grilled potato salad alongside those brats for the perfect Oktoberfest meal.

Pumpkin Beer Bread

Fully commit to the beer theme and whip up this scrumptious pumpkin beer bread made with pumpkin puree.

Chocolate-Dipped Beer Marshmallows

Beer marshmallows??? Tell us more!

Beer Mug Cupcakes

These are so ridiculously amazing, we can’t. even. stand it. Those fondant beer mugs are filled with chocolate cake and with Bailey’s Irish Cream chocolate ganache…!!!

GT'S Synergy Trilogy Kombucha Drink Organic & Raw ($4)

We love that this fruity pick is full of probiotics, acids, and active enzymes just as much as we love the rainbow label. Plus it's 100% organic and gluten-free!

Betty Buzz Ginger Beer ($30 For 12 Bottles)

Blake Lively's brand is all about making drink additives that will taste as good as they make you feel, and this ginger beer is no exception. Add it to your favorite mocktail or sip it straight from the bottle. Either way, you won't be able to get enough.

KÖE Organic Kombucha Cans ($24 For 12 Cans)

Any kind of berry lemonade is pretty much the perfect summer drink in our opinion, so it only follows that we'd want to get our hands on this strawberry lemonade kombucha. And with 35 calories and no artificial sweeteners, you'll want to try it too.

Guinness Zero Non-Alcoholic Beer ($10 For 4 Cans)

This beer has all the flavor and characteristics that match Guinness' most popular beer. Their cold filtration method removes the alcohol but retains the drink's balance between bitter and sweet.

Athletic Brewing Company Athletic Lite ($14 For 6 Cans)

This light brew is ideal for anyone who like to stick to classic and simple drinks. Not only is it low-calorie, but it's also vegan and non-GMO.

Budweiser Zero Full-Flavored Zero Alcohol Brew ($9 For 6 Cans)

Get the flavor and feel of a classic Budweiser, just without, well, the alcohol content.

Fever-Tree Ginger Beer ($6 For 4 Bottles)

This non-alcoholic beer features three gingers that are brewed for 24 hours. It swaps cane sugar for fruit sugar for a sweet and spicy taste that isn't artificial and we can't get enough.

Remedy Kombucha Variety Pack ($45 For 24 Cans)

If you're not sure what kombucha flavor you like the best, just get a variety pack so you can try them all! This is also a great option for parties because there's sure to be something for everyone.

Health-Ade Pomegranate Kombucha ($43 For 6 Bottles)

The gut-friendly probiotics and organic acids found in this recipe are exactly the kinds of multitaskers we're looking for. They'll help decrease your inflammation and your bloating while also making your skin and nails better. Count us in.

Brooklyn Special Effects Non-Alcoholic Brew ($11 For 6 Cans)

Treat yourself to this beer alternative's citrus-forward flavors, as well as its sweetness. You'll thank us later!

Has Gemma been an innie the whole time?

TikTok user @msauroraalice made the connection that Severance season 2 episode 9, "The After Hours," has the same title as a specific Twilight Zone episode in which a mannequin, well, forgets she's a mannequin. And now we're all wondering whether Severance is going to reveal a very similar plotline with Gemma.

"Could Gemma have been manufactured at Lumon and all of her experience with Mark is just a severed version of herself," @msauroraalice says, theorizing that "there is no Gemma."

"I bet this next episode, Gemma or Helly has a horrifying discovery about themselves just like the mannequin realizing she's not even alive," she continues.

Clearly, this Twilight Zone episode has a ton of similarities to Severance, with the split identities of it all. And as one Reddit user just made it even more heartbreaking by saying, "She could be an experiment from the very start which is why they went as far as to fake her death and recruit Mark to work for them. That would be heartbreaking. It would mean Mark and Gemma 's relationship was manufactured from the beginning."

"The After Hours" is sure to set us up for a crazy 'Severance' season 2 finale.

After everything Mark has been through, this would truly be a heartbreaking turn of events and I don't know if I could handle it! I'm not alone, either. TikTok users flooded the comments of the post (which has over 900K views).

"If Gemma was never a full person to begin with I'm gonna lose my mind," one user said, while another theorized, "I think Gemma is real but she actually died. Lumon had plans for her to begin with so they revived her body because they effectively own it and now she's stuck in purgatory testing."

But if this Severance theory breaks your heart as much as it breaks mine, there's a silver lining. "The next episode after 'The After Hours' from TWZ is called 'The Mighty Casey' and is about a robot who becomes more human I believe," a third TikTok user says.

But honestly, emotional devastation — and peeling back a character's insecurities, fears, and heartbreak to get to their core — make for really good TV because of how relatable those moments can be. So we'll just have to see what the Severance season 2 finale has in store.