Modus Operandi Sonic Prayer Hazy IPA & DIPA

Style
Hazy IPA & Double IPA
ABV
6.0%

The psychedelically-inspired Sonic Prayer first started sending out its hoppy reverbs as a limited release in 2015 but its popularity - both among drinkers and within the Modus team - soon saw the beer move into the brewery’s core range. Now Modus have quite literally doubled down on the beer by offering up two super Sonic twins: Hazy and Double Sonic. You can watch the yarn of their conception here (one told with a reliably tongue-in-cheek approach) but the premise of the double release is a simple one: turn one Sonic cloudy and turn up the volume on the other.

Hazy Sonic plays with how and when the beer’s hops were added and uses London Fog, a yeast from White Labs we suspect Modus keep piled high in a corner of their cool room. As a result, it pours with a slight haze to its orange hue, and provides a mix of peach, citrus and pine. There’s an edge of bitterness in there too but, thanks to the malt sweetness and well-rounded mouthfeel, all told it’s a softer Sonic.

Sonic DIPA, on the other hand, sees the ABV boosted to 8 percent but retaining balance. The brewing team achieve this by matching a little sweetness against an otherwise lean malt body and big resinous pine flavours supported by peach, pineapple and guava.

Will Ziebell

Published December 13, 2019

Name
Modus Beer
Address

14 Harkeith Street
Mona Vale
NSW 2103

Phone
(02) 8407 9864
Open Hours

12pm to 10pm every day

Regular events

Wed: Trivia
Fri: Vinyl Nights
Sat & Sun: Live music (see website for lineup and times)

Tours

By appointment

CBCo Goldy
Pickled OnMarket

More from Modus Beer

Modus x Ten Men Can It
Hazy Pale Ale
5.2%
Modus x DoughHeads Pump Up The Jam!
Jam Donut Pastry Sour
6.0%
Modus Tepache
Tepache
4.0%
Modus Beer Premium Japanese Dry
Japanese Style Lager
4.5%
Modus X Lille Bräu East Coast Fest Bier
Festbier
5.5%
Modus Beer Bohemian Night
Dark Czech Lager
5.0%
Modus Beer Chrome Fury, Rip & Tear and Wastelander
Various Styles As Indicated
6.0% & 8.0% & 8.0%
Modus Beer Neural Network AI-Generated East Coast IPA
East Coast IPA
7.0%
Modus Beer Social Club & Outer Disco
Mango Wheat Ale & Milky Tea Beer
4.0% & 5.5%
Modus Beer Hazy 3.5
Hazy Mid-Strength
3.5%
Modus Beer Cluster Pucker Sour
Fruit Sour
4.8%
Modus Beer Pacific Dream
Hazy Pale
5.0%
Modus Mic Drop Strong Pale Ale
Strong Pale Ale
5.7%
Modus Operandi Future Factory IV
Hazy Double IPA
8.0%
Modus Operandi Neon Nectar Hazy IPA
Hazy IPA
6.5%
Modus Operandi Phantom Of The Calavera
Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout
6.5%
Modus Operandi Pacific Pulp Hazy IPA
Hazy IPA
6.5%
Modus Operandi Cerveza
Cerveza
4.2%
Modus Operandi Lost In The Fog 2.0
Hazy IPA
5.8%
Modus Operandi & Koko Black Choc Hazelnut Belgian Stout
Belgian Stout
6.9%