Slaghmuylder Tafel Hell
Brouwerij Slaghmuylder

A rare sample of another endangered Belgian beer style "Table Beer", bought at the BSF bar, GBBF 06. Coming in a slim 33cl brown bottle, unpasteurised, BB Aug. 06, served lightly chilled in a small jug. Since BA website has not listed this specific beer-style, I submit it here as a Belgian Pale Ale, as the colour IS light and pale. But the beer's characteristics are totally different from the concept of Pale Ale as defined here.

A: pours a pale straw hue, the beer head is quite fluffy and thin, and the carbonation is extremely lively with HUGE bubbles ascending everywhere from the bottom... Looking not unlike poured from a can of macro-lager~~
S: refreshingly flowery and fruity nose upfront, with touches of ripe green apple, sweet lemon, mixed with a mildly sweet maltiness underneath. Simplistic, yet smooth and pleasant.
T: a very faint entry of pea-ish grains and "pale-est" maltiness I've ever encountered compose of pretty much the whole flavour... The short aftertaste sees a clean, thin, slightly watery palate of residual lemony malts, a grassy touch, and a slightly green-tea-ish finish.
M&D: the palate is clean, and the body is very thin, matching the flavour alright. As this is my first time to try this beer style, I didn't know what to expect and this feather-light beer surprisingly hasn't shown any negative, cheap and even chemical flavours imparted by adjuncts or other weird additives as shown by quite a few "light" macro-lagers. It tastes like a watered-down version of fresh pale ale, with natural flavours but all to much-lesser extent. If this beer traditionally is, alledgedly, mainly a meal-accompaniment to be consumed by the family during mealtimes, I suppose to "sip" it alone like what I've done risks mistreating the potentials of the beer? Anyway, this is still an interesting encounter with a brand new beer style in my beer journey. Maybe I'll grow to like it if getting the chance to try more in this style.