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Best breweries in Macedonia

We track 7 breweries in Macedonia. None currently rate Great or better. Pivara Bakrevski in Bitola leads the list at 2.93 (Limited).

The scale

  • Exceptional

    A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.

  • Great

    Consistently produce world-class beer.

  • Fine

    Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.

  • Poor

    Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.

  • Limited

    Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.

Ranked breweries

  1. 1

    Pivara Bakrevski

    Bitola, Municipality of Bitola, North Macedonia

    Bakrevski Craft Brewery produce's unproven beer and is ranked #3 in North Macedonia. They are most well known for "Bak Stout", which is an Other Stout and "Bak IPA", which is an Other IPA. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    2.93Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  2. 2

    Sk 091

    Skopje, North Macedonia

    Sk 091 produce's unproven beer and is ranked #1 in North Macedonia. They are most well known for "5pm", which is an English Porter and "Brutal", which is an Other IPA. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and IPAs.

    Rating
    2.92Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  3. 3

    Pivolabs

    Skopje, North Macedonia

    Pivolabs produce's unproven beer and is ranked #2 in North Macedonia. They are most well known for "FOKS Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale and "VEDA White IPA", which is a White / Wheat IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    2.83Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated
  4. 4

    Donkey | Temov Brewery

    Skopje, Greater Skopje, North Macedonia

    Temov Brewery is the first and oldest Macedonian Craft Brewery. We think of ourselves as pioneers in the new Macedonian beer era and are not afraid to break the boundaries. That is also what our beer represents. Following the old German beer law “Reinheitsgebot”, our beer is made with only 4 ingredients: barley, hops, yeast, water… and with a lot of passion and love. Made by world-traditional beer recipes that do not contain preservatives, artificial colors, & flavors. Our beers are 100% natural. Here at Temov Brewery, we are producing Pilsner, I.P.A., Weiss, and Porter. We have seasonal crafts and limited beer series too! Life is brewtiful!

    Rating
    2.66Limited
    Popularity
    Lightly rated
  5. 5

    Pivara Skopje

    Gazi Baba, Greater Skopje, North Macedonia

    Pivara Skopje produce's unproven beer and is ranked #5 in North Macedonia. They are most well known for "Skopsko (Скопско)", which is a Pale Lager and "Skopsko Smooth", which is a Pale Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and IPAs.

    Rating
    2.53Limited
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  6. 6

    Prilepska Pivarnica

    Prilep, Prilep Municipality, North Macedonia

    By continuously investing in its production process since its foundation in 1924, Prilep Brewery has constantly improved the quality of its existing products and has been creating new ones ever since. The trademark of Prilep Brewery are the high-quality beers, starting from Zlaten Dab and Krali Marko, being the leading domestic brands for beer, all the way to Tuborg and Carlsberg, which are among the best high-quality beers in the world. Prilep Brewery is the only authorized distributor for these global brands.

    Rating
    2.44Limited
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  7. 7

    Kožuvčanka DOO

    Kavadarci, Municipality of Kavadarci, North Macedonia

    Kožuvčanka DOO produce's unproven beer and is ranked #8 in North Macedonia. They are most well known for "Nashe Makedonsko Pivo (Наше Македонско Пиво)", which is a Pale Lager and "Lifer", which is a Pale Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers.

    Rating
    2.34Limited
    Popularity
    Barely rated