Pripps is a former major brewery in Sweden and is now a part of Carlsberg, in which Pripps remains as a trademark. 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
External links
- Official Pripps website (in Swedish)
- Official Pripps Blå website (in Swedish)
- RateBeer
References
- Henric Häggqvist. The state becomes a big-time brewer: public takeover of breweries in Sweden during the twentieth century Scandinavian Economic History Review, 2026^
- Kava, Cash, and Custom in Vanuatu | Cultural Survival 3 March 2010^
- Pripps website^
- 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^