Cheers to International Beer Day! Here Are the 13 Best Songs About Crackin’ Open a Cold One (Staff Picks)

Bottom's up! 8/5/2026 Toby Keith performs during the Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert to benefit United Way of Central Oklahoma May Tornadoes Relief Fund at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on July 6, 2013, in Norman, Okla. Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Shock Ink They say that music is the universal language, but so, you could argue, is beer. From IPAs to stout, pale ales, pilsner, porter, dark lagers, sours and more, just about everywhere in the world has its signature type of brew. There’s also hardly a country on Earth where you can’t pull up to a local bar, pub, dive or tavern and put your differences aside to enjoy a nice pint with whoever’s sitting on the stool next to you — regardless of whether it’s “cheers,” “sláinte,” “salud,” “cin-cin” or “kanpai” that you’re saying befor