Thomas Digervold is the first person born and raised in the cold of the Nordic region to hold the Certified Pommelier™ designation from the American Cider Association.

He has spent twenty years in food and drink, and the last decade obsessing over cider. Thomas is Based in Bergen, Norway, close to the biggest cider regions of the north. He has held well over 100 tastings, published a television series on Norwegian food channel, is a guest on different tv and radio shows, written for food and drink publications, and authored The Great Norwegian Cider Guide (2023) — the most comprehensive guide to Norwegian cider in print.

Thomas is the founder of Bergen Bobler — the International Nordic Cider & Sparkling Wine Festival, the most international cider festival in the Nordics. With guests and cider from across the world, and only the festival of its kind. He is also a co-founder of the Hardanger International Cider Festival. He is a board member of the Norwegian Pommelier Association, Certified Pommelier™, Beer Sommelier, and the Nordic Ambassador for Cider World.

As a judge, Thomas has served on juries as the Cider World Championship, Cider World, Norway’s Best Cider, the Swedish Must & Cider Championship, the Nordic International Cider Awards, and many more.

In 2026 he spoke at the CiderWorld Forum in Frankfurt, where he tried to explained to international producers how Norwegian cider makers promote their products, even though they cannot even legally show a photo of their own bottles or even name their cider on any media.

His mission is straightforward: find the world’s best cider, wherever it grows, and bring its makers to the Nordic and Bergen Bobler. And when he travels, he loves to bring the ciders of the Nordics to the world – skål! 

Oregon native Abram Goldman-Armstrong has been making cider since 1995, passed the Beer Judge Certification Exam at the National level at age 21 and has judged at numerous amateur and professional beer and cider competitions, including the International Brewing Awards in Manchester in 2024, World Beer Cup, Great American Beer Festival, Mondial de la Biere in Montreal, British Columbia Beer Awards, American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Competition, Heart of Cascadia, Fall Classic, Widmer Collaborator, and the Portland International Cider Cup (now Northwest Cider Cup), Salon International Gala de Sidra in Asturias, Spain, Nordic International Cider Awards in Norway, and Cider World in Germany.

Abram began writing about beer and cider in 1999, contributing to publications including Celebrator Beer News, Ale Street News, New Brewer, American Brewer and served as editor of Northwest Brewing News. He is currently a contributor to Brewer and Distiller International.

Abram took his passion for cider to the professional level in 2013, opening Cider Riot! a cidery dedicated to the production of flavorful and refreshing dry ciders in his garage in Portland, Oregon. In 2016 he built a new production facility and pub for the cidery in a 7300 square foot warehouse. Cider Riot! ciders were sold throughout Cascadia and California and in Norway, Japan, and the Netherlands. In 2020 Abram joined Fjordfolk Mikrobryggeri in Sandefjord Norway as the head cidermaker and assistant brewer, launching Tall Ship Craft Cider. Abram took over the position of Head Brewer in January of 2022. His ciders and beers have garnered international attention, winning prizes in Norway, Asturias, England, and the USA. In 2024 Abram joined Alde Sider in Hardangerfjord in western Norway as Cidermaker and Produktsjonleder making classic Hardanger ciders and ice ciders.