

The brewery itself seems to be in operation, but it has been overrun with a number of different pests and unwelcome guests. Eventually you'll catch up with Chen at the brewery, and not all is well. He will rush off to check on the brewery while you and Li Li continue to explore the valley. Early on, you'll learn of the Stormstout Brewery within the valley, and this gets Chen's attention because it's the first he's heard his family name used since coming to Pandaria. When the mists parted they made their way to Pandaria to explore their ancestral home.Īs you quest through the valley, you see Chen and Li Li discovering new places and people as you go, and at some points you even join up with them to perform tasks. He's traveling with his niece, Li Li, who was also born on the wandering isle. He was born on the Wandering Isle, so when you team up with him in the Valley of the Four Winds the entire land is new to him as well. Chen was a prominent figure in Warcraft III where he played a part in the founding of Durotar. When you first enter the valley from the Jade Forest, you come across what may be a familiar face in Chen Stormstout. There is one prominent brewery however, and it sits in the middle of the Valley of the Four Winds. With the focus the Pandaren have on beer you might expect there to be more breweries around, but it seems that most of the brewers are more of the home brew types. Not only can you make a Brewmaster Monk, but you can learn the Way of the Brew cooking recipes in Halfhill, and there are numerous quests and scenarios centered around saving beer, or making beer, or drinking beer.

One thing we learn about the Pandaren as we adventure through their homeland is that they value quite highly the art of making beer.
