SUMMIT® HOPS WERE THE FIRST HOP TO BE RELEASED BY THE ADHA BACK IN 2003. IT IS A HIGH ALPHA ACID (16-19%) VARIETY DERIVED FROM LEXUS, ZEUS, NUGGET, AND SOME OPEN POLLINATION. SUMMIT® IS PRIMARILY USED FOR BITTERING, BUT CAN CONTRIBUTE A VERY PUNGENT AROMA THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY HERBS AND SPICES LIKE BLACK PEPPER AND ANISE. INCREDIBLY FRESH SUMMIT® OFTEN SMELLS OF ONIONS AND GARLIC(DUE TO THE HIGH AA), BUT WILL DISSIPATE AFTER OXIDIZING FOR A DAY OR SO. BRAND MAY VARY.