"beer headlines" news and stories

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.