alcoholic beverage founded 2008 founder andris veidis and peter augis 1 headquarters canton massachusetts usa area served massachusetts products beer website http www.bluehillsbrewery.com blue hills brewery is a brewery in canton massachusetts new england usa . they are close to great blue hill which is where the name came from . contents 1 history 2 beers 3 events 4 see also 5 notes 6 external links history edit blue hills brewery was established in may 2008 2 by andris veidis and peter augis . veidis has been brewing since 1994 2 and has worked previously at harpoon brewery and several other american breweries 1 including boston beer works . 2 augis background is in construction and architecture and designed the beer taps and the bar in the tasting area which is shaped like a pilsner glass . 2 nine months after it was established the brewery opened on january 15 2009 . 2 since then the brewery has grown quickly it sold 675 barrels of beer in 2009 800 in the first 6 months of 2010 3 and according to the article in the patriot ledger ... is potentially on track to sell 1 800 barrels in 2010 . 3 when they opened they were brewing an extra pale ale and an ipa . 1 they currently brew six regular beers and have several seasonal options . beers edit name of beer type of beer abv % imperial red ipa imperial ipa 9.00 red baron ale irish red ale 5.00 black hops black ipa schwarzbier 6.75 india pale ale american ipa 6.60 wampatuck wheat hefeweizen 4.80 watermelon wampatuck wheat fruit or vegetable beer 4.80 wampatuck winter wheat dunkelweizen 6.80 okto brau oktoberfestbier 5.80 a denotes a seasonal or limited time beer . source bhb products beer advocate . events edit blue hills brewery has participated in many community events in and around the canton and boston areas . on april 16 & 17 2009 they participated in the 10th annual boston beer summit . 4 on june 15 2010 they teamed up with abby park restaurant to serve a 5 course beer dinner in which every course was paired with a blue hills beer . 4 5 on june 19 & 20 2010 they participated in the american craft beer fest in boston massachusetts at the seaport world trade center . 4 on october 2 2010 blue hills was one of the beer brands served at the first ever brew at the zoo held at boston s franklin park zoo . other brews included cape ann brewing co. mayflower brewing company narragansett beer company peak organic brewing company and watch city brewing co. 6 on september 19 2010 they were part of dedham s 4th annual oktoberfest . 7 blue hills also hosts a variety of events at the nearby irish culture center in canton . in october 2009 they held their own oktoberfest ; in june 2009 they held a beerfest ; and in july 2010 they held a summerfest . they also held a winterfest at blue hills ski area on january 16 2010 . 4 see also edit beer in the united states notes edit a b c carroll elaine cushman may 11 2008 . on tap a craft brewery in canton . boston globe online . retrieved 8 november 2010 . a b c d e simon emily 19 april 2009 . new microbrewery gets smooth launch in canton . boston globe online . retrieved 9 november 2010 . a b chesto jon 27 august 2010 . blue hills brewery sees surge in sales . the patriot ledger . retrieved 9 november 2010 . a b c d past events . retrieved 9 november 2010 . beer dinner blue hills brewery teams up with abby park milton ma . 2beerguys beer blog . 9 june 2010 . retrieved 8 november 2010 . chesto jon 3 september 2010 . franklin park zoo turns to local brewers for help with fund raising event . mass . market . retrieved 9 november 2010 . dedham s 4th annual oktoberfest weekend of events planned . wicked local dedham with news from the dedham transcript . 24 august 2010 . retrieved 10 november 2010 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title blue hills brewery & oldid 649418936 categories beer brewing companies based in massachusetts navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 march 2015 at 19 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view