Skopsko beer


Skopsko is the most popular beer in North Macedonia. It has 64% of the market in North Macedonia. It was the first commercial beer, the best-known and best-selling beer brand in the country. Once a "Best of Macedonia" has become "Our Best" and "Skopsko, and everything is possible" – are its most famous slogans.

History

The Skopje brewery was founded in 1922 and began operations in 1924. In 1998, it was purchased by the Greek Coca-Cola Bottling Company and Heineken.
Skopsko was introduced with the name "Light Beer" and it presented beer liner with 10% extract. Before World War II, the name of the beer was changed to "An Export Beer from Skopje" with increased extract of 12%. By the early 1990s the name "Skopsko" was placed in the center of the label.
  • 1991—Skopsko was rebranded.
  • 1996—Brewery Skopje was added to the label
  • 1999—new label
  • 2004—new label
  • 2005—new packaging
  • December 2014—production of dark beer started

    Ingredients

The basic ingredients of this beer are water, a starch source, such as malted barley, able to be saccharified then fermented. The beer has a golden yellow color and a white foam. The characteristic bitter taste comes from hops.