i brewed the NB townhall1800 AG a couple years back. hated the first case i drank in the first year after bottling, then, on a lark, i opened a bottle about 13 months after bottling: stunning! the very aggressive hop bittness had mellowed considerably, the beer was perfectly balanced. i am...
i echo many things said on this thread, here are my three:
1) MOVED TO BREWING OUTSIDE - never forget the day Alex at the LHBS looked at me curiously when i was lamenting having to brew inside on hot summer days and said "why don't you move your brewing outdoors?" Toal gamechanger! more fun...