Elasticsearch: ERROR Unable to locate plugin type for ESJsonLayout

[seanmpage]

Elasticsearch version (bin/elasticsearch --version):

Plugins installed:
N/A

JVM version (java -version):

OS version (uname -a if on a Unix-like system):

Description of the problem including expected versus actual behavior:
After install elasticsearch via homebrew I am getting this error.

I have tried all kinds of suggestions found from the googles and am at a standstill.

Steps to reproduce:
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Provide logs (if relevant):

[mackermedia]

@seanmpage : I'm curious if you ever found a resolution for this?
I'm running into the exact same issue.