Great Beer in Philadelphia: Monk's, Eulogy, Ludwig's, and the Foodery

There's nothing worse than visiting a new city and getting stuck in some cheesy tourist trap when I'm unable to find a good bar, usually because the good bars tend to be a bit outside the main tourist drag, and require some exploring to find. As we Philadelphians know, there are a ton of bars in this city, ranging from new and nice to not renovated since the 1950's (many of these in South Philly), so here are my three favorite bars I go to when I want to have a massive selection of beer at my disposal, half of which I've never heard of.

Eulogy, Chestnut St. between Front and 2nd-A small, Belgian-style tavern located in the middle of Old City with a massive beer selection and good food. I don't remember how many hundreds of beers they say they have, but no matter what you're looking for you'll find it here, though it will likely be in bottle form, as they only have about 10 or so beers on tap. This was a bit disappointing to me, as I prefer my beer on draught, but really only a minor inconvenience which was forgotten after about two strong Belgian ales. It's a small place, though it has two floors, and if you don't have a seat it's really not that nice to stand around, as you're always in someone's way, but unless you're there on a weekend night it shouldn't be a problem. Eulogy is a cool bar with good food and beer that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys that sort of thing, certainly a nice alternative to the other Old City crap, the ho's and the G's tend to stay away, and it's dimly-lit, laid-back atmosphere makes it a great place to just chill out and drink some great beer. If you go with a group, try to get the coffin room upstairs, my favorite spot.