h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Actually, I did see a 'quadrupel' in store a few months ago

And I didn't even buy any to try

I suppose we'd better change it, then. Should we remove the whole sentence, do you think?

We could say it is a very rare type of beer?

Or, in the name of research, we should drink some and decide if it deserves the name 'beer' or if it should be filed under 'wine'

OK, I'll think of something

I love La Trappe Serve warm*, like all good beers.

*cellar temperature

More seriously, we should at least put a footnote to say that it does exist but is not very common (removing the sentence is also an option, really, but what a shame! Karmeliet Tripel is a fine )

Cellar temperature is not really warm either (which would be room temperature -- are there any beer which are supposed to be served at room temp?). I agree with all the rest of your post though

Oh, 'warm' is just to distinguish it from 'chilled', as with lagers.

Cellars are usually about 12 degrees C, aren't they? But the beer will quickly get up to room temperature once served (unlike chilled beers)

Can't beat a good English ale, I say, but La Trappe is a fine beer, too.

A shame British ales are not so known outside the Isles Still, I cannot complain, we get here (Kiel) rather easily stout, and Newcastle. Still, in France there must be a grand total of three places where you can buy Caledonian ale

Belgian beer is fine as well, but I tend to prefer milder beer. It's a completely different experience, and a very enjoyable one still.

As for lager, ha. That ain't no beer. I still cannot fathom why the heighth of fashion in the UK seems to be Stella Artois (or maybe 1664 more recently)

Yes, 12 degrees should be cellar temperature. In my experience, beer served at cellar temp doesn't have enough time to get to room temp

If you're ever in Birmingham, UK (or to be precise, the Black Country), you might want to try Banks's Mild - probably the best of the Milds, although I haven't tried it for a good few years.

I prefer the Bitters - probably too many to name, but every region had a good selection. I've never really liked the Brown Ales (eg Newcastle) - I'd prefer to go a little further south and enjoy the North Yorkshire ales like Theakston's and Black Sheep. Or you could cross the pennines for some Cumbrian Jennings.

In fact, I suggest you organise your next European mathematical symposium at the Tan Hill Inn - England's highest and remotest pub. Warm beer, bad food and a very friendly reception.

http://www.tanhillinn.com/

You could do a lot worse

Ooh, I'll think of it. Well, some 'conferences' have been organised in Summer in a Greek island. And, indeed, I even once heard of a conference organised (in Summer again) somewhere in South Italy, and it was just public knowledge (amongst attendees at least) that it was simply a cover up for paid holidays in a nice place. It may be apocryphal though