Finally I am getting back to my computer to talk about Eulogy.
I was very excited about going last Thursday night, and the very small, delightfully cozy bar and restaurant did not disappoint. The beer menu was out of control, and after a long talk with our waitress and scouring the menu to narrow my decision down to a few, I decided on the Lineman'
s Cassis Lambic Beer. It was absolutely delicious. A black currant beer, it was not too sweet or tart, which currants can be. It was a beautiful color when poured in its glass (it looked more like wine than a beer). It was about $9.00 a glass, but it was definitely worth it, and the bottle was larger than most beer bottles.
With my beer, I ordered the "Moules Mariniere," which was mussels with a white wine sauce with peppers, capers, garlic, celery, and shallots. The mussels were delicious and tasted very fresh, and the sauce they were in only complimented the flavor of the mussels. They were served in a steam pot with a generous section of baguette under the lid of the pot. I was wiping the pot clean by the end of the meal to get the last of the sauce with bread. I would definitely get them again, it was a perfect serving size and the food was delicious. We also ordered their french fries for the table, that come with the restaurants own Beneluxx sauce (which tasted like an herb-flavored mayonnaise-so yummy). Those were the first to be finished on the table-the four of us were inhaling them because they were so crispy on the outside, and buttery and soft on the inside.
Definitely try Eulogy if you are in old city- it will not disappoint. The restaurant has a lot of character, and is fairly dark inside (why I don't have pictures of my mussels or the fries-sorry!) which makes it even more intimate. Even if you don't know much about beer (like me) but enjoy all it has to offer in terms of flavor, their staff is very well-educated on beer and their menu, so they will not steer you wrong.
