I'm going to need some help and support, please?

I like Canadian beer, but am a bit (OK, a lot) of a beer snob.

Lagers are also typically a beer of last resort, and even then there are many that stack up above Molson.

Beer has actually become considered more sophisticated than in the past. Beer tastings are becoming more and more popular:)

Drink ales, you'll be happier.

Fortunately, beer drinkers have not..

It's the new world wine snobs who have pushed for more beer tastings. I generally like wine tastings with the foodies, but some of them put it on a little thick. They're more amusing after the tastings

Are you sure?  I find that the two groups tend to be pretty distinct (though there is some overlap).  I like to distance myself from the wine snobs.

Yep. Some of the wine sales reps are big foodies, so they usually talk to me about what they're pushing lately and a lot of them are pushing beer. 

BTW: Does anybody know what happened to Andy Clifton?

He hasn´t been online since 21.12.2013 - quite a pity because he is witty and unique, really an enrichment for chess.com ... 

I don't know what happened to him, Winnie_Pooh? He was Tonydal, then OmarCayenne, then finally AndyClifton. I don't know if he's here under a different name?

But his account hasn´t been closed. I hope he will come back!

I had some Kokane (Ko ku knee) when I was in Canada. It was very good.

"Old Hamburgerhead"  and I used to exchange insulting limericks in a group. Good times. He was very clever and funny, but he was constantly running afoul of forum thread policies by derailing them. He periodically becomes indignant and leaves the site.