Another new brewery arrives near Los Alamos in Piedra Blanca Brewing

Brewers in New Mexico are a dedicated lot. The pandemic has been very difficult for nearly everyone, but that hasn’t stopped Dave and Cindy Hayes from launching their new nanobrewery, Piedra Blanca Brewing Company. I stopped by and talked mostly with Dave about their new venture.

Piedra Blanca is currently located in their home in White Rock, which is about a 15-minute drive from Los Alamos. Fortunately, the location of their home is in one of the remote areas of White Rock and is zoned for a home business. White Rock (or, loosely in Spanish, “Piedra Blanca”) is a suburb of Los Alamos, and many people who live there work at Los Alamos National Laboratory. There are a handful of restaurants, but as far as I knew, there was no microbrewery there.

Both Dave and Cindy have primary jobs, but opening up a brewery has been a dream

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