I'll agree with this (or at least what I think you're implying). The beer of northern New England is mostly driven by what tourists from Boston and NYC (more f

I'll agree with this (or at least what I think you're implying). The beer of northern New England is mostly driven by what tourists from Boston and NYC (more for Vermont than the other two) will shell out $10 for and a great many of those people want an IPA that you can patch the road with so that's what gets brewed. I can't comment on what things were like 10+yr ago since I wasn't paying attention to beer then.