I get what you’re saying, in that I don’t love all of the popular styles at the moment. Lactose in IPA and fruited kettle sours are not my thing at all. On the other hand, I absolutely love that 50% + of the shelf space in the craft section is dedicated to local beer. I will still buy the classics and imports, but most of the time I’d rather drink local beer that I know is fresh and support the breweries in my area. If I want the “1000 beers from around the world” selection, there are still liquor stores that do that. Usually not as fresh but I’d bet the supply chain has improved drastically since the 90s and it’s still an improvement.
I don’t feel that lagers are that hard to find. If anything, they’ve had a moment in the past 5 years after being made poorly in the early American craft days and then being completely ignored for a while. I’m drinking a Troegs Sunshine Pilsner from Hershey, PA at the moment, which is very well made and, at $18 for a 12 pack, is a relative steal. Other breweries making good lagers near central Maryland are Victory, Key Brewing, Union, and even Flying Dog. Jack’s Abbey in western mass distributes nearby and makes mostly lagers, and I actually had one of my favorite Pilsners in recent times from Trillium, of all places, when we stopped in for hazy IPAS on the way to home brew con last year.