Rock Yoda:
I think your response was aimed at me, not JSB. The tone and context of your post were NOT joking [I went back and read it again], but you can play that card now and I'll take your half-assed explanation for what it's worth. If you look at the timing of when you chimed in and how you phrased everything, a rational person would take it as an insult.
Given that my family suffered through communism and not a single one of them ever joined the party - I do take offense. My family lost their land and prominent jobs because they didn't join the "People's Party."
On the topic of Beer: I like Czech, American, and Canadian all at the same time [Staropramen, LEV, Urquell, Rogue, Labatt, Red Hook] for the record - far better than German beer IMO!