Sevens Ale House (known colloquially as The Sevens) is a

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in the heart of the Beacon Hill neighborhood of

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. Located at 77 Charles Street, it has been in operation since . The pub has a distinctive silver

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on its overhead sign on the building's front. The establishment is also notable for being one of the few remaining with a

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. Bartender John Martin has worked at the pub since the mid-1990s. Around that time, in 1994, the pub won the "Best Neighborhood Bar" award from

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. "Sunday through Friday, it's a locals bar. Saturdays are for the tourists," Martin said in 2021.

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brews a "Sevens Ale" specifically for the pub. Sevens Ale House was one of the brewery's first two accounts upon its foundation in 1986. On June 2, 2017,

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visited the pub, which is part of the Beacon Hill Business Association. Due to the

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, the business was closed for the 15-month period between March 2020 and June 2021.

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