{{Short description|Macedonian beer}} {{ref improve|date=February 2013}} thumb|upright=1.2 '''Skopsko''' ({{langx|mk|Скопско}}) 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.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} Once a "Best of Macedonia" has become "Our Best" and "Skopsko, and everything is possible" – are its most famous slogans.{{cn|date=January 2026}}

== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topix.com/forum/world/macedonia/TS8OGSOMHO6QKTEPE |title=MACEDONIA: Heineken, Coca-Cola Hellenic complete Pivara Skopje buy |publisher=Topix |date= |accessdate=2013-05-07}}</ref>

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" ("Скопљанско Експортно Пиво") 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<ref>{{cite web|title=SKOPSKO Temno for all beer connoisseurs in Macedonia|url=http://www.pivaraskopje.com.mk/NewsDescription.aspx?q=wRpnykoeu1Su4dfkjY36bwSW7cZ7qFyS4eG06bEIMaE=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150404123208/http://www.pivaraskopje.com.mk/NewsDescription.aspx?q=wRpnykoeu1Su4dfkjY36bwSW7cZ7qFyS4eG06bEIMaE=|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 4, 2015|website=pivaraskopje.com.mk|publisher=Pivara Skopje|accessdate=3 April 2015|date=4 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Скопско темно" на скопската пиварница прво домашно темно пиво|url=http://dnevnik.mk/?ItemID=17AFAFD8088ECC45B8DDC317D6DCE6D1|website=dnevnik.mk|accessdate=3 April 2015|language=mk|date=4 December 2014|archive-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407034353/http://dnevnik.mk/?ItemID=17AFAFD8088ECC45B8DDC317D6DCE6D1|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Ingredients == The basic ingredients of this beer are water, a starch source, such as malted barley, able to be saccharified (converted to sugars) then fermented (converted into alcohol and carbon dioxide). The beer has a golden yellow color and a white foam. The characteristic bitter taste comes from hops.

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== External links == * [http://www.pivaraskopje.com.mk Brewery Skopje] *{{cite web|url=http://pivoteka.wordpress.com/%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%81/%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0/ |title=Пивото Во Македонија &#124; Пиво… |publisher=Pivoteka.wordpress.com |date=2011-01-30 |accessdate=2013-05-07}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.utrinski.com.mk/?ItemID=B802BCBBE41F3949BB8DFB1F7E09CB2E |title=Македонија ја снема од слоганот за "Скопско" |publisher=Utrinski.com.mk |date= |accessdate=2013-05-07}} * [http://skopsko.com.mk/ Official website of the beer] {{in lang|mk}}

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