To kickoff the NFL season and September’s National Chicken Month, NCC, the Brewers Association, the Congressional and Senate Chicken Caucuses, and the Congressional and Senate Small Brewers Caucuses, hosted a bicameral Congressional reception yesterday in the historic Kennedy Caucus Room in the United States Senate. More than 300 congressional staffers attended the event, which featured chicken wings paired with several local craft beers. Click through to see pictures from the event.

The history Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building

Guests had a choice of traditional Buffalo, Honey Tabasco or Cilantro Lime wings

L-R: NCC’s David Elrod, Harrison Kircher, Marc Sorini, VP of Gov Affairs Brewers Assoc., Bill Butcher, Founder, Port City Brewing, Marc Preo, Brewers Assoc.

A selection of local craft beer

NCC President Harrison Kircher addresses the crowd

L-R: Former NCC Intern and Staffer Josh Ricken, NCC’s Tom Super, David Elrod, and former NCC Intern Will Griffith

NCC’s David Elrod and Harrison Kircher with Senate staffers

For the record, the Ranch went faster than the Blue Cheese