A Shot of AG
Can a Beer Bring People Together?
Clip: Season 6 Episode 25 | 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Matt and Darin Riggs discuss how sharing a beer can create room for conversation.
Matt and Darin Riggs discuss the role a brewery can play beyond making beer. They reflect on how people often relax, talk and find common ground over a drink, even when they come from different backgrounds or disagree about the world around them. For the brothers, creating that kind of gathering place is part of what makes the brewery meaningful.
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A Shot of AG
Can a Beer Bring People Together?
Clip: Season 6 Episode 25 | 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Matt and Darin Riggs discuss the role a brewery can play beyond making beer. They reflect on how people often relax, talk and find common ground over a drink, even when they come from different backgrounds or disagree about the world around them. For the brothers, creating that kind of gathering place is part of what makes the brewery meaningful.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipBut no, I think people can relax a little bit more after a beer and let their guard down.
And I think that that's really helpful for society.
It's refreshing to see it, people that you know that are on different sides of the spectrum.
'Cause maybe you've picked that up independently from conversation.
But then you see 'em talking together, you think, "Man, we need more of that."
- Yeah, I agree.
I think, you know, you talk about how society evolved and, you know, going back to the Middle Ages when the bars were open and that's where the cities started being built around.
But, you know, in today's society, it seems like everybody's so polarized: right, left or whatever, there are so very few things that can be that middle icebreaker where we can remember that, hey, you can have a nice conversation, learn something from somebody that you don't agree with at all.
- Mmm, yep.
What Makes Riggs Beer Different
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Clip: S6 Ep25 | 1m 47s | The Riggs brothers explain how farm-grown grain helps set their beer apart. (1m 47s)
Why the Riggs Brothers Chose Beer
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Clip: S6 Ep25 | 1m 8s | Matt and Darin Riggs explain why brewing became the next step for the family farm. (1m 8s)
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