Blue Hills Brewery's South Shore Trail Run to Help Canton Food Pantry, Helpline

Saturday's 5K race is sponsored by the Blue Hills Brewery with proceeds going to the Canton Food Pantry and Helpline.

The inaugural South Shore Trail Run will take place on Saturday, April 27 at noon. This race is sponsored by the Blue Hills Brewery with proceeds to benefit the Canton Food Pantry and Helpline. This race is a 5K (3.1 miles) and will loop around Ponkapoag Pond. Runners will receive a commemorative t-shirt, two drink tickets and one food ticket for the after party at the Blue Hills Brewery, 1020 Turnpike Street in Canton. Check in starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Blue Hills Brewery and the race begins at noon. A shuttle bus from the brewery to Ponkapoag Pond will be provided for all registered runners. Entry fee is $30 for pre-registration and $35 the day of the race. There will be awards for the top male and female competitors. For a …

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Blue Hills Winter Festival 2013 Kicks Off Today in Canton

You can ride the slopes, try some chili or go for a night hike with a naturalist.

The 2013 Blue Hills Winter Festival is on Tuesday, Feb. 26 from 5 - 8 p.m. at the Blue Hills Ski Area at 4001 Washington Street (Rt. 138). The event is sponsored by Friends of the Blue Hills and the Blue Hills Ski Area. All ages are welcome to come and enjoy a night time hike with a naturalist, ski or board down the slopes, taste chili and other faire from local restaurants and kick back with a beer from the Blue Hills Brewery. There will also be Irish tunes of Songs For Ceilidh. This event was created to encourage people to enjoy this wonderful reservation and all it has to offer. Ski tickets will be discounted to $15. for the evening as well as $15 for rentals.

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5 Things Jan 4: D.J. Dustin at the Metropolis Ice Skating Rink tonight

Beer tastings over at the Blue Hills Brewery this afternoon.

  1. This day in history 1999: The United States Mint began distributing the fifty state quarters. 2. The John F. Kennedy School 4th and 5th Grade classes have a geography bee today at 12:35 p.m. 3. Check out the New Year brews over at the Blue Hills Brewery, 1020 Turnpike Street, #3B from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. 4. It's public skating tonight at the Metropolis Skating Rink, 2167 Washington Street with D.J. Dustin Nights. An evening of music, lights and lots of fun. Admission $5. per person. Time 7:30 - 9:15 p.m. Don't forget your skates! 5. The weekend is here, time to fill your tanks. This weeks Best Gas prices are at

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5 Things Dec 14: Hurricane Sandy left her mark at the Blue Hills Trailside Museum

Donations to the Snowy Owl Fund at the Blue Hills Trailside Museum are needed to repair the badly damaged cage

  Today is the sixth day of Chanukah. Happy Chanukah! 1. The Village Toy Shop has a Vera Bradley Shopping Event Dec. 14 - 16. Vera Bradley wristlets at crazy prices. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. 2. How about sampling some new beer flavors of the season? Blue Hills Brewery offers free tastings from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Blue Hills Brewery, 1020 Turnpike Street, #3B or contact (781)821-2337. 3. The Blue Hills Trailside Museum needs our help to get the snowy owl exhibit back up and running. Hurricane Sandy made her way across the east coast and many areas were affected by this massive storm. Sandy left her mark on Blue Hills Trailside Museum by knocking a tree down on top of the snowy owl enclosure. The male and the female snowy owls were …

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PHOTOS: The First Annual Blue Hills Brewery Fun Run 2012

Second place finisher Steve Macpherson of Canton took part in the First Annual Blue Hills Brewery Fun Run 2012.

  The Blue Hills Brewery located at 1020 Turnpike Street had their 1st Annual 'Halloween' Fun Run on Saturday, Nov 3. Although Halloween was a few days earlier, many participants came in costume for thei 5K run. Runners received tee shirts, chowed down on hotdogs from Queen Anne's Catering at the end of the race and enjoyed sampling the newest flavors of beer at the brewery. In first place was Kristin Murphy with a time of 19:12, in second place, Erin Lope at 19:46 and in third, SteveMacpherson at 20:25. Here are some photos from the race on Saturday.

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Senator Scott Brown Tours Blue Hills Brewery

Sen. Brown stops at Blue Hills Brewery along his Massachusetts Brewery tour.

U.S. Senator Scott Brown toured Canton's Blue Hills Brewery on Wed., as part of his tour of the state's breweries.  Brown spoke with brewmaster and CEO of Blue Hills Brewery, Andres Veidis about the trials and tribulations of running a small business in today's economy. He also mentioned that earlier this month President Barack Obama signed a bipartisan jobs legislation bill that will make it easier for start up companies to raise capital. The Senator was given a tour of the brewery. Brown said he was happy to hear that in two years time Blue Hills Brewery has doubled its tanks from two to five. At the end of the tour, the senator and the brewmaster sat down at the bar to have a sampling of the many beers Blue Hills offers. While tea is …

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Canton's Own Blue Hills Brewery

In heaven there is no beer, that's why we brew it here in Canton!

So, do you like beer? Welcome to Canton's Blue Hills Brewery at 1020 Turnpike St. You might have seen their distinctive bottles with the original labels in many of the convenience and package stores around town and even out of town. There are five co-founders, Andris Veidis, brewmaster and CEO; Peter Augis, president of sales; Martin Grots, Mikelis Veidis and Talis Veidis. Veidis had been a professional commercial brewer, since 1994, starting at Harpoon. In 1997 he went to brew school at the University of California at Davis. After he graduated, was unable to find a brewing job so he took a contract installing brewing systems on the East Coast. Veidis was hired by Boston Beer Works and installed their brewing system at the Canal Street …

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RECIPE: Blue Hills Brewery in Canton Cooking Up Tasty Treats for the Super Bowl

The folks at Blue Hills Brewery concocted a delicious chicken recipe, perfect for Super Bowl Sunday, for all those foodies that love beer and love to cook.

Getting ready to entertain the crowds on Super Bowl Sunday? Here is a recipe, with a little Canton flavor, that is sure to delight the crowds. By Dane Tullock, BHB Intern, Chef and Blogger on greatoutdoorscooking.net Beer Bread ½ cup of your favorite Micro-brew (In this case Antimatter Single Malt Ale from Blue Hills Brewery) ½ cup warm water 1 ½ tsp coarsely ground black pepper & sea salt 1 ¼ Tablespoon unrefined sugar 3 ¾ cups bread flour 2-¼ tsp active dry yeast Marinade 1 16oz bottle of India Pale Ale (IPA) from Blue Hills Brewery. 3 cloves garlic (finely diced) ½ cup fresh squeezed lime juice ¼ cup soy sauce ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper & sea salt Chicken Filling 1 lb prosciutto sliced thickly 3 whole …

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Strategis Helping Blue Hills Brewery Launch Single Malt Series

The Stoughton company is helping promote Canton's new brew.

Craving a golden ale? Canton's Blue Hills Brewery launched its latest brew and the Stoughton-based Strategis is helping to spread the word.  Strategis is working with Blue Hills Brewery, a microbrewery in Canton that specializes in craft beers, to launch a series of new offerings called the Single Malt Series, according to George Irish, founder and president of Strategis. The independent strategic marketing and communications agency won the account in 2010. Blue Hills Brewery will be releasing a unique style of beer every few months under the name Single Malt Series. Each new version will be brewed with one single type of malt and one single hop variety. BHB’s initial brew was an American Pale Ale, made with only two-row malt and Amarillo …

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Photo Gallery: Blue Hills Brewery Celebrates Oktoberfest

Blue Hill Brewery hosts the 3rd Oktoberfest celebration with music, food, games and their premium brewed beer.

Blue Hills Brewery hosted their 3rd Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday at the Irish Cultural Center in Canton. The event featured live music from several bands, food, family activities, games and plenty of Blue Hills Brewery beer for the 21-plus crowd. 

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