Virginia Distillery launches Brewer’s Coalition range
The Brewer's Coalition will feature American single malt whiskeys finished in beer casks from acclaimed US breweries.
American single malt producer Virginia Distillery Co (VDC) has announced a new range of whiskies dubbed The Brewer's Coalition, which will use finishing casks from preeminent breweries across the US. The range will kicks off with two autumn releases. The first release was made in partnership with Goose Island brewery in Chicago. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Cask Finish American Single Malt boasts notes of brown sugar, coffee beans, malty chocolate, and hazelnuts. It is bottled in bond, sits at at 50% ABV, and is priced at US$50. The second release was made in partnership with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia. Hardywood Gingerbread Stout Cask Finish American Single Malt offers aromas of candied lemon peel, apricot and ginger that give way to flavours of walnuts, vanilla icing, and baking spice on the palate. It is likewise bottled at 50% ABV and priced at US$50. “We’re excited to launch The Brewer’s Coalition and showcase a fresh take on our American single malts,” CEO Gareth Moore said. “By finishing our whiskeys in casks from top breweries like Goose Island and Hardywood, we’re blending the best of both worlds and creating some really unique flavours. "These expressions are perfect for fall and the upcoming holiday season, and we’re already working on some exciting new additions to this range for 2025.” The Brewer's Coalition will be at retailers and bars starting this autumn, and at the VDC tasting room in Lovington, Virginia, starting this month (September). In August, Seattle's Westland Distillery, who is similarly committed to making American single malt, released Beer Cask, a 46% ABV whiskey finished in a combination of Scotch ale, stout, brown ale, doppelbock and stock ale casks. Both Westland and VDC are founding members of the American single malt whiskey commission, which is pressuring the TTB to deliver a final ruling on proposed guidelines for the style more than two years after a commenting period ended. Last week, it was reported that more than 1,000 letters were sent to the TTB uriging for “immediate action.”
