Winterhold - The Bubbling Brew
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #26 of 47 Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Winterhold lacks most shops as a result of the great collapse. However, that was nearly 80 years ago!
Following in the footsteps of my mod Dawnstar - The Hawking Horker, I present the Bubbling Brew, an alchemist store for Winterhold.
This adds one building, The Bubbling Brew, which is owned and operated by "Idryk".
The building replaces an existing destroyed building to minimize the footprint.
The shop sells an assortment of alchemy goods. It kinda makes sense that an alchemist would be here, helping supply the College with materials.
Idryk runs the shop during typical shop hours and sandboxes at the Inn when not working.
The interior is fully navmeshed, as well as some minor navmesh edits to the exterior.
Natively compatible with mods by RubberSpaghetti, however, if not using the optional patch you may notice some clutter clipping.
Patches are currently available for:
Farmhouse Chimneys SE
Capital of Winterhold
Capitals and Towns of Skyrim
Spaghetti's Cities - AIO
Spaghetti's Cities - Winterhold
The Great City of Winterhold (v4+)
Winterhold - Expanded Ruins
No Snow Under the Roof
For compatibility with Unique Towns, check out my other mod Unique Towns - Addon
This mod is ESL flagged and was made with latest CK, which means your game has to be updated to the current version, or use Backported Extended ESL Support
Adds a new alchemy store to Winterhold, expanding the town's offerings. A compact, lore-friendly addition for Skyrim players who want more merchant options in the northern hold. With 337 endorsements and frequent updates, it's a modest but well-received enhancement.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid endorsement count (337) shows the community digs it
- Tidy little addition that fills a gap—Winterhold needed an alchemist
- Recent update (April 2024) means it's still being maintained
⚠️ Cons
- It's just one store—don't expect a major overhaul
- No screenshots or detailed description, so you're flying blind on visuals
- Might conflict with other mods that alter Winterhold's layout
For Skyrim players who want a convenient alchemy vendor in Winterhold without overhauling the town. If you're a completionist or roleplayer who likes to have every hold fully stocked, this is a nice touch. Skip if you're looking for major city expansions or new quests.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install—no load order tweaks needed for a simple addition like this.
- Check for conflicts with other Winterhold mods that change the town's layout; load this one after them to ensure the store appears.
- Visit Winterhold after installing to find the new store—it's a small addition, so it might be easy to miss if you're not looking.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Suinier
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 326,724
- Endorsements
- 337
- Category
- Cities, Towns, Villages, and Hamlets
- Created
- 3/3/2024
- Updated
- 4/6/2024
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