That was one aggressive nest too.
I come across Bee, Wasp and Yellow jacket nests all the time. I find that most of the time they dont really attack you as much as they feign an attack. that is. fly at you then turn away at the last second. Most of the nests I come across are much smaller though and I usually find them ehind shutters or behind the trim along the peaks. The hanging ones I typically just smack and knock down with my paint brush or just blast em when I'm powerwashing the house. Occasionally I use Wasp spray if they are in an area I cant really get at.
If your going to use spray you gotta hit em at dusk though after they have all returned to the nest or it will be a couple of days before they stop showing up