The track was written by Michael Hardy, Ashley Gorley, Hunter Phelps, and Ben Johnson, and produced by Todd Clark.

[3] They initially watched Owen drive up backstage with the Volkswagen bus from the cover of his album American Love, before he introduced himself to the sibling duo.

[5] Owen sent "11 Beers" to the Reklaws, and Stuart Walker stated he initially was scared of the title as the duo has already recorded several drinking songs, including their hit "Can't Help Myself".

[6] Chris Parton of Sounds Like Nashville compared the song to "a buzz worth chasing again and again", adding that it "has a golden mix of romantic perfection and what-if desire, and a refreshing groove that goes down easy.

[7] Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media described the song as an "'80s inspired pop medley that is also a hopeful love song and will surely turn into country's next party anthem where one can't help but dance along", adding that it "transports listeners back to the dreamy elation after a great first date and then watching it disappear right before your eyes before the last drink".