Rafa, a Different Kind of Distributor

Dear Client: As we reported after CBC, Lauren Shor is the person behind new boutique distributor "Rafa," which handles brands from Austin's Jester King to the 12 Imports portfolio, centering on niche brands and very small batch Belgian imports. Having formerly worked for Ballast Point, Vanberg & DeWulf and "a big beer distributor" in New York City, she started Rafa because "distributors suck and breweries hate them," as she told Charleston beer blog CHS beer. So she "wanted to create