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Greatfather's Winter Ale
Item Level 15Consumable
Use: Strong Alcohol
Sell price: 5 silver
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Consumable, item level 15. Sold by a vendor NPC.
Background
| Vendor | NPC #107599 | Netherstorm 33.1, 64.2 |
|---|
Sold By
The game's collection data lists Greatfather's Winter Ale as sold by a vendor NPC in Netherstorm. The vendor stands at 33.1, 64.2 on the Netherstorm map.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #107599 | Netherstorm | 33.1, 64.2 | /way #109 33.1 64.2 | 158 |
Netherstorm 1 placement
VendorVendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Greatfather's Winter Ale Effects
- Use: Strong Alcohol
A strong alcoholic beverage.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 35. In Classic Era it is item level 35. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 35. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 35. In MoP Classic it is item level 35.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 15 | Common | 5s |
| WoW Forever | 35 | Common | 5s |
| Classic Era | 35 | Common | 5s |
| The Burning Crusade | 35 | Common | 5s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 35 | Common | 5s |
| MoP Classic | 35 | Common | 5s |
Achievements
- Using Greatfather's Winter Ale counts toward It's Happy Hour Somewhere (10 points).
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Greatfather's Winter Ale among Consumable > Food & Drink.
| Item | Item Level | Details | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greatfather's Winter Ale (this item) | 15 | Not listed | |
 Jug of Badlands Bourbon | 15 | Used in Darkbrew Lager (Cataclysm Cooking); Use: Strong Alcohol | 4 gold |
 Fine Aged Cheddar | 15 | Used in Charitable Cheddar (Dragon Isles Cooking); Use: Food | 9 silver |
 Bellara's Nutterbar | 15 | Use: Food | 55 gold |
 Lord of Frost's Private Label | 15 | Use: Strong Alcohol | 88 silver |
 Graccu's Mince Meat Fruitcake | 17 | 5 gold | |
 Graccu's Homemade Meat Pie | 11 | Use: Food | 19 gold |
 Moonbrook Riot Taffy | 11 | Use: Food | 2 gold |
 Skin of Dwarven Stout | 7 | Used in 3 recipes, including Mystery Stew and Captain Rumsey's Lager; Use: Standard Alcohol | 3 gold |
 Steamwheedle Fizzy Spirits | 7 | Use: Standard Alcohol | 45 gold |
 Hot Apple Cider | 26 | Crafted with Classic Cooking; Use: Holiday Drink | 1,999 gold |
The lowest listed price among them is Fine Aged Cheddar at 9 silver in the EU Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Where to Buy Greatfather's Winter Ale
Greatfather's Winter Ale is listed at 1 vendor placement. NPC 107599 stands in Netherstorm at map coordinates 33.2, 64.2.
- NPC 107599 in Netherstorm at 33.2, 64.2
Items That Share Greatfather's Winter Ale's Icon
Greatfather's Winter Ale uses icon file 132800, which 27 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
- Loch Modan Lager ID 23584 · Consumable
- Zraedus' Brew ID 6089 · Quest
- Trogg Ale ID 4953 · Consumable · item level 8
- Rhapsody Malt ID 2894 · Consumable
- Thunder Ale ID 2686 · Consumable
Items Numbered Next to Greatfather's Winter Ale
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 17402 (17355 to 17407) were usually added in the same batch as Greatfather's Winter Ale: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Rabine's Letter ID 17355 · Quest
Scrying Scope ID 17364 · Quest
Zinfizzlex's Portable Shredder Unit ID 17384 · Quest- Steamwheedle Fizzy Spirits ID 17403 · Consumable · item level 7
Blended Bean Brew ID 17404 · Consumable · item level 3
Green Garden Tea ID 17405 · Miscellaneous · item level 15- Holiday Cheesewheel ID 17406 · Consumable · item level 3
- Graccu's Homemade Meat Pie ID 17407 · Consumable · item level 11
Greatfather's Winter Ale Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 17402 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 20 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 5 silver
- Stacks to
- 20
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 16384 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Greatfather's Winter Ale in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Greatfather's Winter Ale is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Greatfather's Winter Ale next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Greatfather's Winter Ale in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Greatfather's Winter Ale is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Greatfather's Winter Ale in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Greatfather's Winter Ale is common quality, item level 35 with no level requirement.
- What does Greatfather's Winter Ale sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 5s for one Greatfather's Winter Ale in Classic Era; it stacks to 20.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Greatfather's Winter Ale
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4