Pripps is a former brewery in Sweden that now only lives on as a brand of Carlsberg.[citation needed] The company was based in Stockholm; their main product was Pripps Blå (Pripps blue). They also owned Ramlösa. Pripps was founded in Gothenburg by Johan Albrecht Pripp in 1828.
History
The Swedish government became a majority owner of Pripps in 1974.[1]
Pripps, at the time a subsidiary of the Procordia, founded the National Brewery Ltd as a joint venture with the government of Vanuatu in 1989, releasing their flagship Tusker beer the following year.[2]
Beer
Pripps Blå, lit. Pripp’s Blue, is a light lager first introduced in 1959; it is said to be one of the most popular beers in Sweden.[3]
Pripps Blå is an inexpensive beer, for it is brewed with exactly 51% barley — the minimum amount of barley in beer required by Swedish law. A low-calorie version called Pripps Blå Light[4] is also made. Other versions are Pripps Blå Extra Stark,[5] a full malt, extra strong beer with 7.2% alcohol and Pripps Blå Pure[6] with a lower carbohydrates content, scheduled to replace Pripps Blå Light.
Brewery
The beers are brewed at Carlsberg Sverige.
CEOs of Pripps bryggerier AB
- 1972-1981 – Kurt Rydé
- 1981-???? – Nils Holgerson
- 1985-1986 – Bill Fransson
- 1986-1990 – Hans Källenius
- 1990-1992 – Andreas Ericson
References
- ^ Häggqvist, Henric (2026). “The state becomes a big-time brewer: public takeover of breweries in Sweden during the twentieth century”. Scandinavian Economic History Review. doi:10.1080/03585522.2025.2599560. ISSN 0358-5522.
- ^ “Kava, Cash, and Custom in Vanuatu | Cultural Survival”. 3 March 2010.
- ^ “Pripps website”. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007.
- ^ “Pripps Blå Light”. RateBeer. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ “Pripps Blå Extra Stark”. RateBeer. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ^ “Pripps Blå Pure”. rRateBeer. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
External links
- Official Pripps website (in Swedish)
- Official Pripps Blå website (in Swedish)
- RateBeer