Pripps was a major
brewery
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of bee ...
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. They also owned
Ramlösa
Ramlösa () is a brand of carbonated mineral water from a source in Ramlösa Brunnspark in the southern part of Helsingborg, Sweden. Ramlösa goes back to the year 1707 when a mineral spa around the source was founded by Johan Jacob Döbeliu ...
. Pripps was founded in
Gothenburg by Johan Albrecht Pripp in 1828.
Beer
Pripps Blå, lit. ''Pripp's Blue'', is a light
lager
Lager () is beer which has been brewed and conditioned at low temperature. Lagers can be pale, amber, or dark. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer. The term "lager" comes from the German for "storag ...
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
Barley (''Hordeum vulgare''), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly in Eurasia as early as 10,000 years ago. Globally 70% of barley p ...
— 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
References
External links
Official Pripps website(in Swedish)
Official Pripps Blå website(in Swedish)
RateBeer
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Breweries in Sweden
History of Gothenburg
Manufacturing companies based in Gothenburg