Never went to a meeting like that but I can relate to the perspective.e.
I've used the steps in a way.... as guidelines for my own deepening sobriety..... I've never fully completed my 4th step - though I've done 4,5, 6, and beyond in pieces and in my own time and sequence.
I never had an 'official' sponsor - though I have a few people who are my sponsor-figures and to whom I've turned regularly in sobriety for support.
I don't go to meetings all the time - but I wouldn't have gotten sober without the meetings.
I don't believe in everything AA espouses or thump the Big Book as gospel - but AA's message and the Big Book and its availability and ESH were all vital to my recovery.
I could totally see a meeting where everyone felt the same and had similar philosophy and outlook to mine as being quite warm and useful. I've never run across that though.