"BeerNews" news and stories

To my regular readers, I apologize as it appears I inadvertently happened upon an almost two-week hiatus. The bad news: You missed me.

The good news: We have plenty to catch up on in this week's addition of the Beer Blog Round-Up!

Let's dive right in:

1. Sick of the same old beer events? Here's a new one for you: a "Simul-cask." Apparently, Dogfish Head has decided to debut their new 75 Minute IPA by simultaneously tapping casks of the brew in four different cities on the East coast at precisely 7:50 EST today. Find additional details as well as participating locations on Beernews.org.
2. Always worried about his weight, Joe Sixpack discusses the not so easy job of beer calorie-counting (though supposedly mandatory beer labeling is on its way). The post was inspired by the recent release of Does My Butt Look Big In This Beer? -- a guide to the nutritional information of over 2,000 beers worldwide.
3. Beer Examiner Charlie Papazian wants you to vote for "Beer City, USA." Go help him out and lend your hometown or favorite beer destination some support.

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There is usually a lot going on in the world of beer, and this week is no different. Here are some of the headlines from this week that I find most interesting. If you have some interesting beer news, I hope you'll share it!

1. Sapporo is coming out with a premium pilsner style style beer that even has pictograph instructions on the side.
2. In other Japanese beer news, there's a new black beer created to be paired with the official food of summer, eel.
3. Früli, a new strawberry beer that's taken Europe by storm, is on its way to the US.
4. Beernews wants to know if the pumpkin beers coming out now are early, or just leftover from last year.
5. Colorado's Wynkoop Brewery is brewing a new porter to raise money for gorilla conservation.
6. Scientists and brewers are coming together to craft beer from 45 million year old yeast.
7. There's a small rain forest mamal that drinks more than you can and never gets drunk.
8. Forbes.com reports that Anheuser-Busch sales are up this year on Bud Light Lime, just before its sale to InBev.