Stormstout Brewery Dungeon Guide
When Chen Stormstout arrived in the Valley of the Four Winds, he journeyed to the renowned brewery of his namesake, hoping to connect with his relatives. What he found was his ancestral home in disarray. Under the watch of the incompetent Uncle Gao, loathsome virmen and unruly hozen have infiltrated the brewery, sparking a destructive revel that will soon devastate the region's supply of tasty beer.
Introduction
This dungeon is available on all 4 dungeon difficulties, starting at level 85 on normal difficulty with three bosses. Players will team up with the local Pandarian townsfolk in an attempt to take back the recently overrun brewery from an unknown force who is using the local wildlife for their own personal army.
Ook-Ook
Ook-Ook is the first encounter players will face inside the brewery,
and can only be engaged once enough trash has been cleared, as indicated by the
dungeon counter. He has two main abilities for players to deal with, the first
being a frontal cone-attack in
Ground Pound, which should be
avoided by moving behind the boss whenever this is cast. The second,
Rolling Barrel, occurs whenever Ook-Ook reaches 90%,
60%, and 30% health for the first time. When used, numerous
Rolling Barrels will be throw down at players, rolling until they collide
with a player or a wall where they will explode for high AoE damage. Players are
able to interact with a barrel by clicking it to "ride" it. They can then guide
it directly into Ook-Ook to deal significant damage to him and
increase his damage taken. Repeat this process until the boss has been defeated.
Hoptallus
After fighting through the heavily infested brewery, players will face off
next against Hoptallus. Have your Ranged DPS and Healer stand at a
distance away from Hoptallus to avoid the frequent AoE damage from
Furlwind and keep the melee players topped up. The main threat of
this battle is
Carrot Breath, a channeled frontal cone attack, during
which Hoptallus will rotate in a circle. Move around Hoptallus
in a circle, avoiding the
Carrot Breath as he spins around.
Yan-Zhu the Uncasked
Inside the final room you will face off against three waves of Alementals with varying different enemies that must be defeated before the boss will appear. The Alementals found in your dungeon can vary each time; the waves consist of the following enemies for Wave One:
- 2 × Bloated Brew Alemental or;
- 2 × Stout Brew Alemental.
Wave Two:
- 9 × Bubbling Brew Alemental or;
- 9 × Yeasty Brew Alemental.
Wave Three:
- 4 × Fizzy Brew Alemental or;
- 4 × Sudsy Brew Alemental.
After defeating the last of the Alementals the boss,
Yan-Zhu the Uncasked will appear. Yan-Zhu the Uncasked has three
different abilities which change depending on which Alementals you faced
earlier. The possibilities for his First Ability are:
Bloat, if you previously fought Bloated Brew Alementals;
Blackout Brew, if you previously fought Stout Brew Alementals.
Second Ability:
Bubble Shield, if you previously fought Bubbling Brew Alementals;
- Summons more Yeasty Brew Alemental if you previously fought
Yeasty Brew Alementals. They will also gain a new spell,
Ferment, channeling a healing beam into Yan-Zhu the Uncasked, healing him over time. This healing beam can be stopped by having a player stand between the Yeasty Brew Alemental and Yan-Zhu the Uncasked, breaking the beam.
Third Ability:
Carbonation, if you previously fought Fizzy Brew Alementals;
Wall of Suds, if you previously fought Sudsy Brew Alementals.
Dealing with the adds is the main part of this encounter as
Yan-Zhu the Uncasked mostly uses weak spells, similar to the trash mobs.
Spread out slightly
for Bloat and make sure you do not have other players directly to your
left or right.
Blackout Brew requires the debuffed player to move
and jump frequently to remove the debuff, while DPS players will need to destroy
any nearby
Bubble Shields to stop the damage reduction buff they
grant.
Yan-Zhu the Uncasked's final ability, either Carbonation
or
Wall of Suds, are improved from their "trash" versions.
Carbonation has been upgraded to now cover the entire room, preventing
all players from using any abilities. Look for the nearby
Fizzy Bubbles, which can be interacted with (clicked) to gain
temporary flight, allowing you to fly above the
Carbonation debuff
entirely.
Wall of Suds now creates two large walls of suds that travels
across the room, greatly damaging any player hit. Luckily you can avoid these
walls by using the temporary passive buff you have,
Sudsy, which
allows you to jump higher. This allows you to jump entirely over the wall, and
if timed and positioned properly, you are able to jump over both walls at the
same time. Repeat the fight, handling whichever three abilities
Yan-Zhu the Uncasked has accordingly.
Stormstout Brewery Loot
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Yan-Zhu the Uncasked Normal Loot
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Quests
All quests for Stormstout Brewery can be simply grabbed from Chen Stormstout at the entrance of the dungeon.
- Family Secrets
- Trouble Brewing
Achievements
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Kill Ook-Ook after assaulting him with 20 Rolling Brew Barrels in Stormstout Brewery on Heroic Difficulty. |
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Smash 100 Virmen with a single hammer swing in Stormstout Brewery on Heroic Difficulty. |
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Find a way to get the Hozen Clinger to let go in Stormstout Brewery on any difficulty. |
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Collect all 30 Golden Hoplings hidden around the Stormstout Brewery on any difficulty. |
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Defeat Yan-Zhu the Uncasked in Stormstout Brewery. |
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Defeat Yan-Zhu the Uncasked in Stormstout Brewery on Heroic Difficulty. |
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Defeat Yan-Zhu the Uncasked in Stormstout Brewery on Heroic Difficulty while in a guild group. |
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Complete the Stormstout Brewery Challenge Mode. |
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Complete the Stormstout Brewery Challenge Mode with a rating of Bronze or better. |
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Complete the Stormstout Brewery Challenge Mode with a rating of Silver or better. |
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Complete the Stormstout Brewery Challenge Mode with a rating of Gold. |
Other Pandaria Dungeons
Stormstout Brewery is just one of the nine dungeons available to players during Mists of Pandaria. If you would like to learn more about the others, please see our other dungeon pages below:
Changelog
- 24 Jun. 2025: Page added.
This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.