The real damage being done to the Vermont maple syrup industry is the fact that a bottle of “real” maple syrup costs an arm and a leg.
Buy the cheaper darker grades, rather than the lightest ones. They cost less, and have a lot more maple flavour.
We tried Vermont Maple syrup years ago, when we owned an A-Frame in Killington, we didn’t like it. It was too sweet and expensive, so we went back to good old Log Cabin syrup.
Now I use the sugar free stuff.