RATEBEER RATING #3,200! 5 oz. glass, $8 at the Barrelman's Room of Ballydoyle, Downers Grove. Even this tiny taster glass has a very strong smell of bourbon and maple syrup. A somewhat stiff tan head that took a while to dwindle, leaving some legs behind. The taste is full and sugary. Like the current KBS, it packs 11.7% abv, but the actual alcohol doesn't show itself after the first few sniffs. The texture is lighter than how I remember the KBS, but there is a distinct note of maple, too. After the first few sips, it comes across like a bourbon with a maple chaser. I also get some notes of vanilla from the barrel aging, and coffee from the roast malt. It’s a big beer, surprisingly not very heady, making it very easy to make the mistake of slurping it all down.