Pripps

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title: "Pripps" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["carlsberg-brands", "breweries-in-sweden", "beer-brands-of-sweden", "manufacturing-companies-based-in-gothenburg", "1828-establishments-in-sweden", "19th-century-establishments-in-gothenburg-and-bohus-county"] description: "Swedish brewery" topic_path: "geography/sweden" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pripps" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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name	Pripps
image	Pripps Blå.JPG
image_size	320px
caption	Pripps Blå 7.0%
location	Gothenburg,
Sweden
owner	Carlsberg
opened	1828
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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.

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.

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.

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 is also made. Other versions are Pripps Blå Extra Stark, a full malt, extra strong beer with 7.2% alcohol and Pripps Blå Pure 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

References

1. Häggqvist, Henric. (2026). "The state becomes a big-time brewer: public takeover of breweries in Sweden during the twentieth century". Scandinavian Economic History Review.
2. (3 March 2010). "Kava, Cash, and Custom in Vanuatu | Cultural Survival".
3. "Pripps website".
4. "Pripps Blå Light".
5. "Pripps Blå Extra Stark".
6. "Pripps Blå Pure".

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