Nikkei edges down as U.S. cues awaited, brewers slide

* Retail investors seen taking profits on recent gains * Brewers Sapporo, Asahi slide on weak profit outlooks * Calsonic Kansei bucks weakness on forecast hike By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged down on Thursday after hitting a 1-1/2 week high the previous day as investors awaited more U.S. economic data, while brewers like Sapporo Holdings fell on lacklustre profit forecasts. The Nikkei was down 0.4 percent at 14,737.57 in midmorning tra