Craft Distrib of the Year Profile: J.J. Taylor Florida

Dear Client: A little over a month ago, we caught up with J.J. Taylor Florida president, Jay Martin. That was a few weeks before they won the Craft Beer Distributor of the Year award during GABF. At that point, in their territory (covering mostly the West Coast of Florida from Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater down through Naples, though they have some coverage farther East), the market was up about 1.5% through June. ON NEW BELGIUM'S HOT ENTRY, AND OTHER HOT BRANDS. "As