Lake Elsinore Brewery Serving Suds To Benefit Fire Victims

SOUTHWEST RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Six breweries in Southwest Riverside County, including one in Lake Elsinore, are among hundreds across the country offering a craft brew created to benefit victims affected by the devastating Camp Fire. The local beer businesses will serve Resilience Butte County Proud IPA as part of the nationwide fundraiser. The funds from the sales of the suds will be donated to the Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Relief Fund.

The “fundraiser beer” was created by those at the Chico-based Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Many of the employees at the family-owned brewery were affected by the deadly fire and the beer represents their heartache as well as their ability to bounce back while helping their neighbors.

Across the country, more than 1,400 breweries have asked to brew and sell Resilience to help give back to the Northern California community struggling to recover. A canned version will also be available in stores nationwide.

Here in Lake Elsinore, you can find the Resilience IPA at Craft Brewing Company, at 530 Crane St., Ste. C.

In Murrieta, 8 Bit Brewing Company is serving up the special suds. They are located at 26755 Jefferson Avenue, Suite F.

And over in nearby Temecula, the following locations are participating:

• Black Market Brewery, 41740 Enterprise Cir. N., Suite 109, Temecula

• Garage Brewing Co, 29095 Old Town Front Street, Temecula

• Ironfire Brewing, 42095 Zevo Drive, Suite 1, Temecula

• Refuge Brewery, 43040 Rancho Way, Suite 200, Temecula

• Wiens Brewing, 27941 Diaz Rd, Suite A, Temecula

Click here to find other locations across California and the nation.

The Camp Fire began in Butte County on Nov. 8 and quickly spread across 240 square miles killing at least 85 people and displaced thousands more. Most of Paradise was charred within 24 hours. Nearly 19,000 buildings, mostly homes, were destroyed. It was the nation's deadliest and most destructive wildfire in a century.

Photo courtesy Shutterstock / Patch editor Autumn Johnson contributed to this report.