[2] Taste of Country wrote of the song's lyrical theme, "He sings about everything else in life that can hurt a person, but ultimately comes to the conclusion that beer is the only safe bet!

"[3] The song features a list of various things and people that have disappointed the narrator in his life, before concluding in the chorus that "long-neck, ice-cold beer never broke my heart.

"[2] The song features a guitar riff which was described as owing "as much to hard rock as country" by Rolling Stone reporter Robert Crawford.

[7] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, writing for AllMusic, described the song as "a clever drinking anthem that summarizes the bold undercurrents of The Prequel EP quite well.

[12] Combs performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in May 2019,[13] the 2019 CMA Awards in November 2019,[14] and on Saturday Night Live in February 2020.