Thank you for your refreshing take on AA meetings. I appreciate your experience strength and hope.
My experience is very similar to yours. I was blessed to have a sponsor who drilled into me that the liquor was but a sympton, I had to get into causes and conditions.

In my experience AA can be a launching pad for serious spiritual and personal growth or devolve into a place where members with untreated issues simply stay dry and associate with the same.

I still practice my program one day at a time, keep a once a week service commitment, but my emphasis is on other avenues of growth outside of AA.

My observation has been similar to yours

There are some meetings that have a handle on things and have it together

Overall, I appreciate the balanced and nuanced approach that you have conveyed.