There are lots of comments on this, but just one more from me. This beer just seems to go on getting better the longer I leave it. Mine has been in the barrel for 5 months now (okay, I'm a slow drinker) and it hasn't begun to taste stale. In fact, it seems to be gaining a spicyness that is stronger than when it was one month old. Really yummy, and I will definitely be brewing this again when I do finish this lot.