Tucker's Beacon
Pinelands Brewing Company

Tucker's BeaconTucker's Beacon
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Pinelands Brewing Company
 
New Jersey, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8.3%
Score:
+6 ratings needed
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 2.81%
Ratings:
4 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 01, 2025
Added:
Apr 28, 2019
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Inspired by our surroundings, through a process of continuously hopping, this double IPA showcases both the historical bitterness and the new age floral juicy characteristics of hops, in a delicate balance with the grain. Named after the lighthouse on Tuckers Island that was swallowed by the sea and recreated many years later in Tuckerton.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by doctorgary:
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Rated by doctorgary from New York

4/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Oct 01, 2025
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Rated: 3.75 by cp45 from New Jersey

Jun 30, 2024
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Reviewed by crm871 from Utah

4.04/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Poured from 16 oz can into pint glass. Came out a burnt orange with a very thin white head.

Smell: Pine, citrus, floral notes. Some malt but not as much as you’d expect for a DIPA.

Taste: Really interesting mix of what you’d expect: hops, malt, a little bit of booze. Flavor isn’t overly complex but it works for this one

Feel: Medium body that feels appropriate for the style. Definitely skews toward the imperial side with the boozy feel but isn’t overpowering.

Overall this is a nice offering for a DIPA. Pretty easy to drink and doesn’t try to do too much
Jan 11, 2021
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Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey

3.89/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned on 4/23/2019 and reviewed 4 days later. Poured into a pint glass. It pours a hazy, golden-amber color with a tiny, milk-white head and a thin sheen of lacing. It has a fruity nose with lemon, grapefruit, onion, resinous pine needles, and floral hops. The taste opens more malt-forward than the smell would indicate but it's balanced by tart, bitter lemon and grapefruit. It's fairly dank with notes of resinous pine. The hops provide a bitter bite. I wish the brewer listed the hops on the can or website. This ale has a fairly thin mouth feel with a pleasant level of carbonation. There is some confusion about the ABV: the website says 8.3% but the can reads 8.5%. Either way, it has a nice kick. Overall, Tucker's Beacon grew on me as I sipped it. I'd describe it as a Northeast IPA. It reminds me of Carton O'Dub although it's maltier and not as fruity or refined. This is a good beer for Pinelands to build on. It has the potential to be very good.
Apr 28, 2019