damnlines.comdamnlines.comStaten Island's homegrown craft brewery, running a big warehouse taproom a short walk from the St. George Ferry Terminal.
damnlines hasn't pointed a lens at Flagship Brewing Co. yet. The most-wanted lines get a camera first.
Crowd levels at Flagship swing hard by day rather than following a predictable line. Reviews on Yelp (echoed in near-identical wording on Tripadvisor) describe being 'shocked at the crowds inside the brewery' on a Sunday afternoon, citing loud music and a room packed with families and small children — one reviewer framed it as a sign of pent-up local demand, noting 'how long New Yorkers (especially Staten Islanders) have been waiting for some local beer.'
There's no host stand or line to manage that crowd: The Infatuation's review states plainly that 'the tables are first come, first served' at Flagship, meaning there's no reservation system and no way to hold a spot ahead of time.
Other Tripadvisor reviewers report the opposite experience on quieter days — one visiting on a weekday called the bar 'quite quiet,' and another said the place 'was dead' during a two-hour Thursday-afternoon visit. Taken together, the sourced picture is a brewery that's genuinely packed on weekend/Sunday afternoons but easy to walk into midweek.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: First come, first served — no reservation system, per The Infatuation.
Walk-ins: Yes — the only option; seating is first come, first served per The Infatuation.
No source publishes an exact wait time, but Flagship seats on a first-come, first-served basis per The Infatuation's review, and crowd levels vary sharply by day: reviewers on Yelp and Tripadvisor describe being 'shocked at the crowds' with loud music and packed families on a Sunday afternoon, while other Tripadvisor visitors found the bar 'quite quiet' or even 'dead' on weekday afternoons. Expect to hunt for your own open table on busy weekend afternoons.
No — The Infatuation's review states that 'the tables are first come, first served' at Flagship, so there's no reservation system to book ahead.
Yes, walking in is the only option since seating isn't reserved, per The Infatuation. Just note that Sunday afternoons can be crowded according to Yelp and Tripadvisor reviewers, while weekday visits are more likely to find open seating right away.
Sunday afternoons stand out as the busiest window, with reviewers on Yelp and Tripadvisor describing a loud, family-packed room, while several other Tripadvisor reviewers report much quieter weekday afternoons and evenings.
Sources: Yelp · The Infatuation · Tripadvisor