Members of Congress joined the Embassy of Denmark and numerous ADBC members for the inauguration of the Danish Caucus on the Hill.

On May 19th, members and friends of the Congressional Friends of Denmark Caucus participated in the Caucus’ first event of the 155th Congress.Rep. Rick Larsen, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, Rep. Ruben Gallego, Rep. Annie Kuster and House Minority Whip Hoyer all stopped by the inaugural along with multiple Danish and US company representatives.

The event was also a chance to show a little bit of Danish beer culture as the Danish brewery Evil Twin Brewing joined for a successful beer tasting.

Ambassador of Denmark to the United States, Lars Gert Lose, made some opening remarks talking about the close relationship between Denmark and the U.S., the benefit of free trade, and the Danish and US companies’ impact on the job creation in both countries. He also thanked Members of Congress for being a part of the Caucus and enhancing the collaboration. House Minority Whip Hoyer followed up, saying that “Denmark is among the United States’ top 5 allies in the world. No doubt about it. Founder of Evil Twin Brewing, Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, told his amazing personal story from the podium on how the U.S. has given him a chance to live his dream brewing beer.