Dogfish Head has never been shy about experimenting beyond conventional brewing, and its latest release takes that restless approach into music culture. The Delaware craft brewery and distillery has partnered with Rolling Stone, the magazine, not to be confused with the English rock band The Rolling Stones, on a limited-edition American single malt whiskey created to mark 250 years of American music. It is an appropriate pairing: one brand built its reputation on off-centered ales and spirits, while the other has spent decades chronicling the artists, scenes, and sounds that shaped popular culture.

The whiskey is distilled and aged for five years before being bottled at 90 proof. Its construction is unusually layered, combining whiskey and brandy matured across 12 different cask types. That includes custom Dogfish Head barrels as well as Samuel Adams Utopias casks, adding a level of barrel-driven complexity that fits the collaboration’s ambitious premise. Official tasting notes point to sweet caramel up front, followed by allspice, sherry-toned fruit, and a finish touched by citrus peel.

The bottle will make its public debut at Rolling Stone’s Stateside Music Festival on July 4 in Kingston, New York, where Dogfish Head will serve cocktails built around the release. The collaboration also extends into a small capsule of made-in-the-USA apparel and glassware, giving the project the feel of a merch-table drop as much as a whiskey launch.

Only 900 cases are being produced, with distribution limited to Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts. That restricted footprint makes the Dogfish Head x Rolling Stone whiskey less of a mass-market spirit and more of a regional collectible for drinkers who appreciate both craft distilling and music history. It is not trying to reinvent American whiskey, but it does give the category something with a backbeat.