Flying Lion Brewing

Swung by Flying Lion on a Sunday evening to get some work done and watch football. Had a stellar time. The vibes inside were inviting and cozy, with nice service at the bar. The beers we had were fantastic (the Another IPA was a 10/10). Even though the brewery isn't huge they make the most of the space with inventive seating and an enclosed patio. 100% will be back!

Outstanding beer pub and tap room. I love dark beers, and the selection here was amazing! Flying Lion is also a photographer's dream. It's simply beautiful. Dog friendly, so while I drank heavenly beer, shot photos, and chatted with folks, my dog also had a great time!

Beautiful and versatile space with friendly staff and an unusual variety of dark beer along with typical IPAs. Cask too.

One of the best breweries here in Seattle. I wonder why it took me so long to explore this brewery here on Rainier Ave. we stopped by on a Friday evening with 8 other friends and were luck to get a table here. We loved their Levitator Doppleback, Sunday Gold Lager, Sour cherry Asian Perry, Belgian Quaddammit. Thats all we ordered but my friends loved everything they ordered too. The brewery is small and cozy. There is some outdoor seating and some indoor space. This place is hustling with people especially on weekends. We loved the vibe and coupled with great beers this is a perfect place to enjoy and welcome the weekend or any weekday I am certain. They are dog and kids friendly. They dont have a kitchen but you can bring your own food or order in from restos near by. Parking can be a pain but you will find street parking for sure. All in all I will be back here for more and frequent enough.

Great experience for my first visit. A large selection of beers on tap (16 when I visited), with a solid variety. Excellent service. Beers were delicious. Unique brewery experience where the cost of the beer includes tax, and they don't accept tips. I like that design, and it makes the beers at $9-$11 even easier to sip. Cheers! 🍻

Great beer!!! A bit hard to park if busy, but worth it! Belgian Golden Stong, so much flavor! Great range of beer, also recommend the hazy and the nut brown. Beautiful little brewery in a great spot!

Flying Lion is a nice community spot where you can enjoy drinks with your friends. The beer is great, vibes are even better, and this is a no-tip spot as they pay their employees living wages. They have seating inside and in the outdoor patio, where they’re always featuring cute plants. As with a lot of bars in this area, they don’t serve food, but you are allowed oto bring your own. Their merch seems to be nice quality as well.

This place is a dream for any craft beer lover! The selection is always fantastic, with so many great options several dark beers and different styles. I love geting a flights—it’s the perfect way to try beers i have not had before. The staff here are always friendly, knowledgeable, and happy to help with recommendations. Looking forward to the next year's dark beer fest.

Flying Lion is a nice community spot where you can enjoy drinks with your friends. The beer is great, vibes are even better, and this is a no-tip spot as they pay their employees living wages. They have seating inside and in the outdoor patio, where they're always featuring cute plants. As with a lot of bars in this area, they don't serve food, but you are allowed oto bring your own. Their merch seems to be nice quality as well.

One of the best breweries here in Seattle. I wonder why it took me so long to explore this brewery here on Rainier Ave. we stopped by on a Friday evening with 8 other friends and were luck to get a table here. We loved their Levitator Doppleback, Sunday Gold Lager, Sour cherry Asian Perry, Belgian Quaddammit. Thats all we ordered but my friends loved everything they ordered too. The brewery is small and cozy. There is some outdoor seating and some indoor space. This place is hustling with people especially on weekends. We loved the vibe and coupled with great beers this is a perfect place to enjoy and welcome the weekend or any weekday I am certain. They are dog and kids friendly. They dont have a kitchen but you can bring your own food or order in from restos near by. Parking can be a pain but you will find street parking for sure. All in all I will be back here for more and frequent enough.

Neat cozy brewery. I'm working on trying all their non-IPA offerings. Seating inside and out, but easily so busy that it's standing room only. It's definitely a Community brewery with a strong Community vibe. The downside, the view is the parking lot. The upside, the walk-score is amazing. If only every neighborhood could have a Community brewery like this.

A small but mighty tasting brewery in one of my favorite districts in Seattle, Columbia District, one of these days I'll write some food reviews, but for now keeping those under wraps ( or did I just let it out? ) This was my second visit here, the first time was a quick to go grab, as I spotted this place on the way to a great southern food place down the street. Friendly greetings and chilled atmosphere, with the covered seating outside and the ingenious use of space on the inside, a great place to enjoy a great brew or two, they have a buff screen tv, but it was great just to chill by the big windows, enjoy a fresh hops ale and people watch and listening to the chatter and the man behind the counter explain the different hops and how each has its distinct flavors and characteristics, always interesting stuff. Great selection of beers for almost any taste, looking forward to trying them all, great time to be near the area where hops are grown, lots of fresh hops variety at most breweries at the moment, they also have a few guest ciders, which all look tasty as well. Saturday afternoon was perfect, as the small parking lot and the Columbia district are popular destinations and parking can be challenging at times. Like I said, mows a great time to check out the fresh hop varieties, but they have a solid selection of all types of brews as well. Definitely found a great place for great brews and to chill. Yelping on, God bless and Cheers!!

Hours on their OWN website (and Yelp) are incorrect and unreliable. Save yourself the trouble and go to a better brewery with higher quality beer and a more inviting space in Ballard/Georgetown/SoDo.

Great little brewery with a smal lish selection but all amazing drinks. Plenty of seats both inside and out and a really nice place to come. Hang out with friends

Top 5 brewery in Seattle area, no joke. This place has only been around for 8 years, but they know exactly what they are doing. The taps..spectacular. They have something for everyone...dark unique porters/stouts, Juicy IPAS, and Visiting Ciders. And the vibe is exactly what I look for in a local brewery. Not big and in your face, but still makes enough of a statement from the seating around the kegs inside, to the barrel seating under the heaters outside, to the super welcoming enjoyable staff. LOVE IT! Pro tip: the Kenyan restaurant right next door is LIT! The food is amazing on its own, but the fact that you can order and they will bring it to you at the brewery...nothing better! Good food + good beer. It's done. Another great benefit is that this location seems heavy in the downtown Columbia City area, but there is a parking lot for the brewery which is great! Don't stress about paying for parking like we did!

Pros: great brews, cool atmosphere, friendly bartender, clean, awesome music, plenty parking Cons: small so limited seating

Really good beer, all brewed there. Nice bar tender. No tips, but they pay a livable wage! Pretty cool! There isn't much seating, no idea if there's food. The place has a really nice old time-y look to it.

Great people, great beer, great location for a brewery. Flying Lion seem to specialize in the darker beers.

First off, I appreciate that Flying Lion stays open late! Some breweries close around 10, but Fl is open until midnight. Their menu has a nice variety of beers, including sours and IPAs and lots more. There's something for everyone here! Not huge at all, but they have nice outdoor seating with comfortable bar stools and hooks to hang your purse or bag (and lots of counter space!) Beertenders are friendly and attentive. Like many breweries, they allow food, so I recommend grabbing dinner next door at Safari Njema (amazing Kenyan food)--they will bring the food right over to you so you can enjoy it with your beer. Just make sure to call early since they get VERY busy. Cheers!

Great spot to hang with heat lamps in the outdoor patio section and a decent number of indoor seating options that also look cozy

Excellent beer options -- great variety that taste amazing! I had a malty beer that I haven't seen anywhere else in Seattle (the Maibock). Cool space indoors with a nice heated patio out front. Definitely recommend if you're in Columbia City!

Great beers and a fantastic server. Knowledgeable about the beers , and super friendly. Cool spot in Columbia City

Another seattle brewery I get to check off the list. I found them on instagram as someone I followed tagged them. I was excited to see they were in seattle and more excited to see they were not too far from a trip I wanted to make to georgetown. We visited last saturday and I am happy we did. Very good beer. I have had two of there beers now and I am happy with both. I would say the parking lot is a bit of a mess but that isnt there fault. The location is busy but wasnt too busy when we were there, and there outdoor area is nice. I would recommend a visit for sure.

Very good beer and great location with parking. Loving the outside heated area. Something for everyone!

I came here wanting to try something new in the middle of a rainy, workweek afternoon. Small inside, staff seemed friendly.

Great place! Beer was great and the customer service was even better! Will definitely visit the next time I'm in town! Cheers!

I've enjoyed going here primarily since their outdoor seating and heat lamps are great! Covid changed the landscape of all indoor dining/drinking recently but I'm thankful they're still operating! Their open until 11 pm on the weekdays, and there's also a bunch of places to grab a bite to eat if you're feeling up for a snack with your beer. Their beers are also ever-changing so you're bound to find a brew to your liking! Grab a drink at this awesome looking brewery and you won't be sorry!

I love Columbia City. I got a great sour IPA here but I didn't taste their award winner so I'll have to go back. And maybe wander across the street for dinner. Very small but just proves the old adage that great things come in small packages. Go! You won't regret it!

I'm embarrassed that it has taken me this long to write a review for Flying Lion. It is one of the new-addition gems of Columbia City. Delicious beers in a small and cozy atmosphere of friendly bartenders. Their lineup of beers is an appreciated departure from the IPA-heavy menus of other breweries in the region. Try to the Belgians - the Quad, the Golden... You won't be disappointed.The interior is small with a handful of tables and a small bar. They have a single TV and a game is usually on. No food in-house, but they have a pile of menus of local places that will deliver or carryout (I recommend Safari next door!).

This place is SO cute! I absolutely love the atmosphere, and I personally enjoyed their beer. My boyfriend wasn't too impressed, but I guess its just preference. It is just in your basic shopping strip, but it doesn't feel that way inside. Its cozy, the lighting is perfect, and they allow dogs. That is a big WIN in my book!

Flying Lion is tucked away in a small strip mall in Columbia City. Limited indoor and outdoor seating, so it can be difficult to stop there and enjoy a beer with the social distancing guidelines, but you can also get beer or growler fills to go. Good beer and nice people. Can't ask for much more than that. Stop by when you're in Columbia City.

Good beer. Good people. Brewmasters and beer drinkers alike. They'll sterilize a growler and not complain it's not one of theirs. Pandemic or no, it's a good place. Help them stay open. And maybe someday they can take over more of the parking lot for seating... That would be nice :)

They have flights of 8 beers....that's all I need to say. Honestly a cute lil hole in the wall with some delicious beers that have variety. You can bring outside food and just sit and have a nice chat with the other people who regularly attend. Will definitely be returning...went on a Wednesday and it was pretty busy!

this place is a "locals only" sausage-fest to the max. For those who dont know the term.. This is a small brewery stuffed with 7-13 bearded men who will slam 3 beers, fill a growler and go home for the night to watch an indie film and play video games until sunrise. It's important to note I came here at 5pm on a sunny seattle friday. While, hey, yeah the beer is solid and that's what they do which saved them from a 1-star review. The bartender got pissed that I was on my phone for 5 seconds while grabbing my check.. was he mad about the phone? Nope.. I think he was mad I was with my wife. Would I drink thier beer again, yep. 100%. Would I drink it here... nope 0% chance. Drink at a local restaurant and enjoy.

A real find - very friendly staff and excellent beer. Large variety of styles including great dark ales and stouts not often seen. Just libations but you are welcome to bring your own food.

Went here at about 10pm, and before walking in I thought it was closed, but as soon as we walked in we were greeted by the nicest bar tender named Dean. He was very knowledgeable and fun to talk to while we were there. The drinks were great as well. Highly recommend this spot especially since it's open til midnight.

Great neighborhood spot. The beers are fantastic- my husband often will pick up a keg for our kegerator. My one complaint is that I wish it were bigger! There that there was a great outdoor seating area during the pandemic, but it was removed recently. There is some outdoor seating with nice heat lamps, but we really miss the outdoor set-up that existed before.

This place is so darn good. Everything I have tried has been great. Really like their Rye beers, and in particular the IPA. Great variety and great vibes. Definitely heading back soon!

Finally made it in to this local amazing brewery and super happy!! The beer tender was great! So helpful with giving tastes trying to find me a great beer. Though all their beers were great I have just become super picky. Loved they mango sour! And the coffee stout was perfect. Also enjoyed the pumpkin oatmeal stout, and the blood orange ipa. They allow dogs and children. It was very cozy brewery with a super welcoming vibe! We will now have to always stop in after going to full tilt!

Such a cool "hole in the wall" amazing find! Loved interacting with the owner / beer-tender as well as several of the locals we met. Great beer selection, cool vibe and just what we needed to end a long day. Thanks, Yelp, for never letting us down in a new city!

I've been to this brewery a few times and have always had a great experience. They have an extensive menu of exceptional beers. Patio seating is good for couples or small groups, also pup friendly. I've been served by 3 different bartenders here and each has been extremely friendly and good humored. I usually end up here after the other local breweries close because of their late hours.

Pure brewery, no food or liquor. Absolutely great beers, made there at the location so super fresh, just delicious options available and not absurdly overpriced. Strong recommend.

Good selection of all sorts of beer, good service. Nice little place, good for a group setting

The service here is very nice and attentive. We love the Ginger Wheat Beer although all of the beers are pretty good.

The people are friendly, and the beer is cold. And I just got my first shot today so I got a reward! And I have a t-shirt from there circa 2000 something.

Finally came back because the music was too loud and now they have turned it down on the patio! Thanks so much!

Good people and some good beer. Nice vibe and great service. I sampled a few beers and all were good. Fun stuff

Flying Lion is a tiny little brewery in Colombia City. I was surprised to be greeted with the sight of infants when I walked in. Beer is for adults and I like to do adult activities around other adults. By the time we were about ready to leave there were more children than adults in the place. What sort of twisted horror show did I walk into?! I digress. You can see where they brew in the back, which is really cool...though God help us all in the event of an earthquake because it's not going to be pretty. There were 8 or 9 choices and I went with the CDA. It was...okay. It wasn't bad by any means, but definitely not memorable either. If I were to choose coming back to Flying Lion or trying a new brewery (of which we have many) I'd go with the latter. As for the 2 stars? It's because while drinking my beer I watched the barkeep pick food out of her molars with her fingers and then go right back to working. GROSS!!!!

While the beer was okay, the vibe was off. It is definitely a "locals only" bar. My partner and I didn't feel welcome.

This stretch of Rainier has a parking lot on the west side that's almost a side street unto itself. It's not that it's huge; there are bigger parking lots. But after blocks of almost every business fronting on the street, this little cul de sac of a parking lot has at least half a dozen businesses turned sideways from the street--rad Vietnamese, ice cream, pinball, Kenyan, night club, other stuff, and now a brewery. You walk in and there are high ceilings leading away from the door down a long, narrow space. It's a couple tables wide, basically, with a bar on the left and, to the right, a hallway leading straight into and through the brewhouse. It's one of those combined spaces that are becoming more and common with startup breweries. The tables are kinda interesting; one of them shows a glass top over some cool rough-looking beams banded with steel. Industrial, but homey enough. You could call that the startup aesthetic in the brewing world. To make sure the hominess comes through, they even had a vase of fresh daffodils on the table, which is a welcoming touch that you definitely don't see at every single brewery. Staff here are super quiet and reserved, or at least they were for the hour or so we were there. Very nice, and certainly well informed about the beer. They're right on point with checking glasses and offering rounds, pouring flights, and all that. But soft-spoken and of few words, to be sure. There's a bit of music playing through decent-sized speakers flush-mounted in the wall, well above head height. There's a big 70s amp with lit-up VU meters driving the signal. I dig the hell out of that, from the hardware to the placement. They mostly played newer rock, KEXP type stuff, but I can't say I noticed which bands were on. The beers here are solid, reasonably priced, and available in fairly generous pours. We tried the sweet potato porter, which was just a porter with extra hints of sweetness. Honestly, the flavors could have been a little clearer in both the base beer and the sweet potato. But the doppelbock was pretty rad. Definitely not the sugar bomb that many doppelbocks (even some of the world classics) can turn out to be; this one had all the malt body but had nuttiness and toastiness from the grains, without the syrupiness or stickiness that sometimes come along with the style. If you're on the hunt for cool, less-promoted Seattle breweries who know what they're doing, ya gotta get in here and check these guys out.

Excellent outdoor space, delicious beer! The breakfast stout is one of the best stouts I've ever had. We can't wait to come back!

Flying Lion Brewing is fantastic! Great tasting room! I'd recommend Another IPA. This is the best brewery in Columbia City.

This place is OK. It was packed when we went but service was still good. However, the beers were lacking the punch of flavor that I was hoping for. Most of them fell flat. I did enjoy that there were some experimental styles (as a well as the classics we've all come to love). Staff was also super patient despite the group. They do have outside seating that looks out into their parking lot.

One of the best breweries in Seattle. Their staff is solid as well for the most part. Chipotle chocolate porter is for people know the difference between truth and falsehood.

I'm just perusing a handful of the reviews about this place while I consider my own. We have one Yelper who's peeved about the kiddo-to-parent ratio, it's way too high, apparently. First, you're in Columbia City and second, why don't you get back to me on the quaffing-while-parenting issue when you have one of your own, will ya? You know who really deserves a beer? Dad. Mom. Cheers to pubs that embrace the 'rents, yo. This used bookstore-sized brewery hit the spot on a Sunday night. It's funny, but I'm reminded of a conversation I recently had with some friends about breweries. We were encouraging somebody to quit his job waiting tables, and we were like, "Ya know where you should work? A brewery. You get paid the same and you're not really working. Every time you pour a pint you get tipped. And if someone wants to order food, you point to the food truck outside." The truth is, I don't need much from a brewery. I need a smile from the bartender and a decent pour, and I found both; the stout was tasty and the Belgian was a little better than the average bear. Ambiance was just mellow enough to get us talking about moving to a city where all of the important stuff, like meat, coffee, chocolate and beer, are within walking distance of home. If only we could cut the cost of all of these luxuries in half. Darn you, Seattle.

Flying Lion is one of the several new breweries that have opened recently to the greater Seattle area. The tap room is nice, a bit moody and atmospheric which was perfect for when I went here because it was a moody day outside. It also was a stout or porter kind of time and I got the Pumpkin Porter which they had on tap. It was very tasty and not too sweet unlike how some pumpkin beers can get. Steve got a red ale which also had a great tasteto it! This brewery is a great addition to the Columbia City neighborhood and should be given a try!

What a cool small place that has great microbrews. The clientele is really friendly. If you like small microbreweries with a friendly atmospheric, then this is your place. It attracts mostly locals.

Fantastic addition to the Columbia City neighborhood! The Williams brothers have done a beautiful job restoring this location, full of Griffin's (the head brewer/handyman extraordinaire) attention to detail. Their commitment to deep, flavorful beers shows up immediately on opening night with selections such as a rich Belgian strong and a hearty rye stout. Recommended - the single hop pale is a very northwest beer. Anywhere else, this might be considered an IPA, with strong hop flavors without quite as much bitterness. Five stars, well worth your time to come in for a pint.