A couple of weeks ago, Appleton was more readily available in NC than Negril. I considered bringing some with me.
I live in Southie aka South Boston, it's like a one day Mardi Gras. Best St. Patty's day story, there was a 4 story building being gutted on Broadway (the parade route). Some townies (think Matt Damon) breached the front door, put up a velvet rope and charged $5 a head for a byob party . The cop that told me the story said there must have 300 people in the building when they were called by the neighbors to clear it.