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Nick Argano, a manager at Met Foods in Grasmere, stands with the store's new inventory. (Courtesy of Met Foods)

Sal Formica, a manager at Met Foods in Castleton Corners, stands with thd store's new inventory.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Now selling at select markets and distributors across the borough: Flagship Brewing Co.'s bottled brews.

Flagship's packaged American Pale Ale (APA) is now retailed by the six-pack at Met Foods in Grasmere and Castleton Corners, Holiday Beverage in Eltingville, Willowbrook Beverage and Champ Beverages in Grant City.

The APA, says Flagship's Jay Sykes, "has garnered a great response locally."

"Our team takes great pride in being able to provide our hometown and New York City as a whole with Unforgettable Beer, Brewed in the Forgotten Borough," he adds. "To be able to package our beer opens us up to a completely new market."

The American Pale Ale will be followed by a second bottle offering, the American Wit, in late June.

Up until now, both styles could only be purchased at bars, restaurants and the brewery's Tompkinsville taproom.

The space, part of a former car dealership, also plays home to festivals and weekend events. Thursday, June 18, for instance, is Comedy Night and on Sunday, June 28 it launches the inaugural "Wing Fest" on Sunday held at the brewery itself and in the parking lot across the street.

Flagship is distributed through Union Beer Distributors of Brooklyn. The S.I. beer-maker recently switched over from Phoenix Beverages which merged with Manhattan Beer Distributors in June.