Beer Release: 'Synaptic Plasticity' Hazy IPA Has Something for Every Type of Hop Head
THE SUMMER SEASON IS SLOWING BUT WE SURE AREN'T! We are continuing our every-60-day release schedule of Hazy IPAs with a new Simcoe and Mosaic hopped brew that’s a tongue twister both inside and out and impresses visually with the fluid creations of the artist known as pxEYES – an LA based visual and 3D artist known for his work with musicians like Steve Aoki, Zed’s Dead, and others.
Synaptic Plasticity (Pronounced /səˈnaptik/ /plaˈstisədē/), in contrast to several of this year’s previous “Project X Series” releases, leans more toward the West-coast style of Hazies, finishing drier and slightly more bitter, in addition to being more unfiltered than milky, on the sliding scale of Hazy. Make no mistake, though; what it lacks in New-England qualities, it more than make up for in its flavor and aroma.
Our brewers went heavy-handed with Simcoe and Mosaic, a pair of classic domestic hops from the Pacific Northwest known well for their key roles in some of the categories most storied IPAs.
“We had a slew of releases this year that erred toward the New-England style, so we wanted to swing the pendulum and switch it up for the latest release. We kept the residual sweetness low and toned down the haze. The result is a beer that drinks halfway between a NE-style Hazy and a WC IPA. Call it a West Coast Hazy. It’s hop-focused enough for the Clear beer purists but lacks the lingering bitterness that Hazy IPA fans can appreciate.”
-Christopher Baker - Director of Brewing Operations, Mother Earth Brew Co.
Synaptic Plasticity is available in 16oz cans and on draft where independent craft beers are sold or at our Nampa & Boise tasting rooms beginning Friday, 8/26. Can't make it to the party? Use our interactive beer finder to locate it near you as it gets updated over the coming weeks. More info on the beer and the Project X Series here.
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Love the West Coast Hazy direction here — the Simcoe and Mosaic pairing with a drier finish sounds like the perfect middle ground for both NE-style and clear-IPA fans. The pxEYES artwork is a great match for the name too. On a side note, whenever I am organizing brewery release data into spreadsheets, a json to excel converter saves a ton of time.
Love the West Coast Hazy take on this one — finishing drier with Simcoe and Mosaic doing the heavy lifting sounds like the perfect middle ground for both NE-style and clear-IPA fans. On a totally different note, whenever I'm pulling contact numbers out of a messy event list before organizing a bottle share, this phone number extractor cleans everything up in seconds.
Love the West Coast Hazy framing here — drier finish, restrained haze, and Simcoe/Mosaic doing the heavy lifting sounds like a great change of pace from the NE-style releases. The pxEYES artwork is a perfect match for the name too. It reminds me of restoring old photos: I have been bringing faded family pictures back to life with a free tool to old photo to new photo online, and watching the scratches and colors clean up is almost as satisfying as cracking a fresh hazy.
The West-coast style finish with Simcoe and Mosaic sounds fantastic — I love how the Project X series keeps pushing different takes on hazies. That label art by pxEYES is a great match for the vibe. Whenever I see art or scenery like that and want to track down where it was shot, I use an AI tool to identify where is this place.