Abram Goldman-Armstrong is an author and former owner of Cider Riot!, a hard cider company in Portland.
Goldman-Armstrong was born in 1978 and grew up in rural Yamhill County in Oregon. He attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he made cider in his dorm room closet, and studied abroad for a year in Ireland, where he received a Certificate of Irish Studies in Irish and Celtic Civilization. He graduated in 1999 with a B.A. in English Literature. In 2004, he attended a program in Munich at the Doemens Brewery.
His writing career began in 1993 with a punk fanzine "Hector's Bag of Fish," which he wrote until 2000. As a high school student, he wrote articles for the News-Register in Yamhill County. He has written about beer for
While in high school, Goldman-Armstrong had a job planting traditional cider apple trees for White Oak Cider, a Somerset-inspired cidery in Yamhill County; he learned to make cider using bittersweet English apples at that job. In 2013, he opened Cider Riot! in his garage and distributed his cider throughout the Pacific Northwest, Japan, and The Netherlands. In 2016, he opened a pub and production facility; though his ciders won awards in 2017 and 2019 at the Royal Bath and West show in England, he put the business up for sale in 2019.
Goldman-Armstrong began beer home brewing when he was 17 years old. He was certified by the Beer Judge Certification Program and has judged at competitions such as the American Homebrewers Association Nationals, the British Columbia Beer Awards, the Heart of Cascadia competition, the Great American Beer Festival, and the Mondial de la Biere in Montreal. He has also organized beer festivals, including the North American Organic Brewers Festival and the Oregon Brewers Guild's Cheers to Belgian Beers event, Brewers Dinner, and Fresh Hop Festival.
He won the Timbers Army Home Brew Contest in 2012, which was fitting because he is a big fan of the team. He was on the founding board for the 107 Independent Supporters Trust, member-based non-profit organization that supports soccer in Portland, and published and edited "The Whipshaw," a Timbers Army fanzine.
These materials were donated to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center by Abram Goldman-Armstrong in 2020.
Collection is open for research.
Abram Goldman-Armstrong Papers (MSS GoldmanArmstrong), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
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The Abram Goldman-Armstrong Papers is arranged into four series: 1. Subject and Research Files, 1980-2018; 2. Sustainability, 1997-2014; 3. Notebooks, 2000-2013; and 4. Professional Writing, 1999-2012.
The materials in the Abram Goldman-Armstrong Papers reflect his work as a writer, interest in sustainability, research on beer styles and breweries, and participation in the brewing community. Of note are the notebooks Goldman-Armstrong kept for documenting events or brewery visits, and notes on ingredients, topics, people, and styles. Also included are draft and final articles Goldman-Armstrong wrote for publications such as the
Goldman-Armstrong created and assembled materials that document his work as a member of the brewing community; as such, his collection includes materials related to events and festivals (programs, promotional items) including the Craft Brewers Conference and Portland International Beer Festival, homebrew judging (tasting notes, beer fact sheets), and information about travel to U.S. and international breweries.
The collection includes 12 DVDs; the files from BridgePort Brewing Company, the Great Canadian Beer Festival, Hops Direct, and Widmer Brothers Brewing have been extracted and included as digital files in this collection. All the digital files are described as part of Series 1 and the original DVDs are in files as organized by the donor.
Digital materials are available for use in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center Reading Room.
This series includes research materials collected and created by Goldman-Armstrong in his work as an author writing about topics, people, and companies, with a focus on sustainability, beer styles, and breweries in the Pacific Northwest. Included is information on United States and international breweries; beer festival pamphlets and flyers; press releases; travel, tasting, judging, presentation, and interview notes; brewing company newsletters, promotional and marketing materials, menus, and reports; pictures of staff and beer; correspondence; and article drafts. Of note are files on the Craft Brewers Conference, Great American Beer Festival, Oregon Brewers Festival, Oregon Brewers Guild, and Portland International Beer Festival. They are arranged alphabetically, which reflects the organizational structure of Goldman-Armstrong.
Promotional materials, notes about breweries, beer fact sheets, correspondence, newsletters, brew fest flyers, includes Alaskan brewing company materials.
National brewery materials, beer fact sheets, club membership materials, menus, recipes, judging notes, news articles.
City maps, tourist informational materials, article draft with notes, world heritage brewery tour, contact and brewery information. Includes Brauerie Fassola Bamberg.
Company information, promotional materials, press releases, menus, notes, DVD with "Beertown Brown" images of packaging.
Digital files from DVD of press releases and images of packaging.
Promotional materials, travel information, notes, beer festival pamphlets, CAMRA Victoria newsletter, company information sheets.
Press releases, beer fact sheets and menus, company information, newsletters and news articles, Columbia distribution beer price list, festival information, "Celebrate Our Anniversary" calendar, article drafts,
Research materials, presentation notes, symposium information, tasting notes, beer information.
Flavor wheel and pamphlets for beer and cheese pairings, festival information, company fact sheets.
Conferences, tastings, festivals.
Pamphlets, promotional materials, fact sheets, tour information.
Company and tour information, articles.
Newsletters and articles.
Promotional materials, price lists, notes.
Brewers association reports, conference programs, press releases, tasting notes, presentation script and notes, craft beer quarterly newsletters, World Beer Cup information, local brewery information.
Press release, beer fact sheets and menus.
Beer fact sheets, press releases, tasting notes, article drafts, menus, promotional materials, pictures of staff and beer.
Promotional materials, guide, tasting notes, educational materials.
Menu and brewery information.
Promotional materials, press releases, notes.
Fred Fest programs, article, memorial program.
Programs, beer lists, promotional materials.
Promotional materials, beer fact sheets, labels, articles, photographs of staff with Michael Jackson and brewing facilities.
Promotional materials, beer fact sheets, notes, menus.
Promotional materials, menus, beer fact sheets, information about breweries and events, travel information, correspondence, tasting notes.
Correspondence, research on ingredients, notes.
Promotional and research materials, industry and company information including correspondence, newsletters, and World Brewing Academy certification. Also includes four DVDs with company information from Schulz, Ziemann, Besuchen Schneider Weisse, Syskron, Stromboli with digital press kits, brochures, and promotional items in different languages (German, English, Italian, French, Spanish).
Promotional materials, notes, menu, beer fact sheets.
Brewers Association correspondence and press releases, beer lists and awards, judging materials.
Programs, tasting notes, menus, beer fact sheets. Four DVDs with photographs, information sheets, and press materials.
Digital files from DVDs of festival photographs (breweries, people, food, performers), information sheets, and press materials. From 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2010.
Promotional materials, notes on homebrewing and holiday beers.
Beer fact sheets, notes, menu, photographs of Alan Sprints in Hair of the Dog facility.
Notes, promotional materials, press release. Of note are materials from the Miller Brewing Company and Full Sail Brewing eras.
Beer fact sheets, tasting notes, programs, press releases.
Hop tour and event information, research materials, varietal fact sheets, notes, publications, presentation DVD from Hops Direct including "Welcome to Puterbaugh Farms" Powerpoint from 2005.
Digital file from DVD of PowerPoint conference presentation "Welcome to Puterbaugh Farms."
Company information, varietal fact sheets and publications. Countries represented are the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Russia, Slovenia. Languages include Czech and Russian.
Notes from interviews with Don Younger, articles, song.
Company information, beer fact sheets, educational materials, promotional materials.
Educational and promotional materials, conference programs and registration information, publications.
Company information, promotional materials, coasters, beer lists, research materials, news articles, tasting notes, negatives showing brewery facilities.
Notes and materials on people, breweries, topics.
Beer fact sheets, materials related to breweries, events, topics.
City beer maps, promotional materials, tasting and brewery notes, events, publications.
Varietal information sheets, company publications, notes.
Beer fact sheets, company newsletter.
Beer fact sheets, event and location publications, company newsletter, articles, notes.
Maps, notes, company information, beer fact sheets.
Interview notes, sustainability report.
Company information, beer fact sheets, publications.
Brewers dinner information, tasting notes, articles.
Oregon Brewers Guild newsletter “Grist for the Mill,” annual meeting agendas, business data, meeting notes, correspondence.
Company information, promotional materials, zines, menus, notes.
Correspondence, beer fact sheets, notes, labels.
Company information, press releases, beer fact sheets, notes, photographs. Note that this company has also been owned by MacTarnahans and Pyramid Brewing companies.
Company information, notes, menus, research materials.
Merchandise catalog, notes, articles, beer dinner menu, brochure for Japanese beer importer.
Promotional materials, crop reports,
Promotional materials, company information, menus, notes, articles, tasting notes.
Event programs, correspondence, event information.
Interview notes and menus.
Beer information, maps, notes, publications.
World Brewing Congress program, promotional materials, notes, photographs.
Product and brand information, including two DVDs with "W'10 Pitch Black IPA" music and images of packaging.
Digital files from DVDs: "W'10 Pitch Black IPA: The Black Album" music and "W'10 Pitch Black IPA images of packaging.
Article draft, notes, photographs.
Publications, promotional and research materials.
Yeast company information and promotional materials, notes, catalogs, research data.
Materials related to Goldman-Armstrong’s research on ingredients, equipment, organic farming, and brewing process sustainability, including interview and research notes, news articles, promotional materials. Of note is information on the North American Organic Brewers Festival, Cannog Ales (British Columbia), Eel River Brewing Company (California), Fish Brewing Company (Washington), Wolavers Organic Ales (California), organic agriculture and food production in Germany. Also of note is a book proposal, research articles and notes, and correspondence for a book on sustainable brewing.
Labeling alcoholic beverage containers, National Organic Program overview, presentation and article notes, North American Organic Brewers festival information.
Company and equipment information, case studies, articles.
Interview notes, articles.
Interview and research notes, information about growers in Oregon and Washington, Cannog Ales in British Columbia, articles, information about organic farming and organizations.
News articles, notes, promotional materials.
Promotional materials, information about organic farming practices. Company based in British Columbia.
Notes, articles, events information, recipes.
Research notes, information about organic agriculture and food production. Promotional materials from Pinkus Muller, Schweisfurth-Stiftung, and Neumarkler Lammsbrau. Some materials in German.
Company information, promotional materials, menus.
Article drafts, interview notes, beer fact sheets, list of beer awards. Company based in California.
Promotional materials, notes, articles. Company based in California.
Notes, promotional materials from Western Culinary Institute, Henry Weinhard's Organic Ale, Miller Brewing Company, and other companies.
Book proposal, articles, research notes, correspondence.
Notebooks for events and brewery visits, as well as research notes on ingredients, topics, people, and styles.
Including: Deschutes Brewing Company Portland, New Belgium, Great Lakes, Lakefront, Grand Teton. Also includes wooden shingle with notes written on it.
Including: Washington Cask Fest
Including: Vancouver British Columbia and Penticon breweries, Great Canadian Beer Festival, European imports, Northwest Winter Warmers.
Including: Celtic Bayou, Big Horse, Pelican, Laurelwood, Golden Valley, Guinness, Beamish, Mssers Maguire, Franciscan Well, Dublin Brewing Company, Fish Barrel, Tree Brewing, Crannóg Ales, Irish brewing, Eugene, Vancouver BC, Brew Crew bus trip to Wyeast, Horse Brass Pub 25th anniversary, Oregon Brewers Festival 2001, Portland International Beerfest, Mac's Celilo dinner, Chimay dinner, soda, cider.
Including: Big-time Seattle, Mission Springs, Gambrinus Maltings, Penticon Fest of Ale, Barley Mill, Cannery.
Including: Lucky Lab Golden, BJ’s, Fish Barrel, Bridgeport expansion, Walking Man, Ommegang dinner, Spring Fest, Holiday Ale Vertical, Washington Cask Festival, Oregon Brewers Guild annual meeting and dinner, Off the Rail, organic conference, Portland International Beerfest, AMM number one, Suds on the Slopes, Port Halling, Crystal Weiss.
Including: Elliot Bay Brewing, Rogue Distilling, Bellcaine, Washington Brewers Festival, Alameda, Port Halling, random musings, Oregon Brewers Festival, Fred Eckhardt interview, organic festival, Great Canadian Beer Festival, Vancouver brewmasters, Thanksgiving wine, Oregon Trader, Raccoon Lodge IPA, Laurelwood, organics, brewers games, Big Horse, Full Sail and Henry’s, Fearless opening, holiday beers, beer and chocolate.
Including: Snow Bay, Liberator, Portland International Beerfest, North Lompoc, Salem, Germany, wine, cider, Great Canadian Beer Festival, Laurelwood Northwest, Ace Cider, Wyermann Malt, Haullertauer, hop growers, Oregon Festival of Ale, Spring Fest, James Beard Foundation, Bend, Oregon Brewers Guild annual meeting, Holiday Ale Festival, Holiday Ale Vertical, chain pubs, Amnesia, Wallavers.
Including: organics, Caldera, Super Bottle Night, Oregon Beer and Wine Distributors Association, Belgians, Brewers Hop Fest, punk rock brewing, Elysian, DIX, Hopworks Urban Brewing, City Club, beer and food, Portland International Beerfest, Clinton Street Brewing, Yamhill Brewing, Mary Dale, Eugene, Penticon, Great Canadian Beer Festival, Portland International Beerfest, Great American Beer Festival, Champoeg, Franklin beer, BW long haul, Pyramid, Press Con, Spring Beer Festival, North American Organic Beer Festival, Great Canadian Beer Festival, fresh hops, XMas Xtreme.
Including: Germany, Holland hop farm tours, Double Mountain, Ninkasi, Clear Creek Distillery, Germany, Craft Brewers Conference, Timbers articles, North American Organic Brewers Festival planning, Phred Kaufman, Great Canadian Beer Festival, Karlson Brewing, Sandy Oregon, Lucky Lab Northwest, Walking Man, Northern California, sustainability, Laurelwood move.
Including: Great American Beer Festival, Oregon Brewers Festival, Alpha King, Widmer and CBA expansion, organics, Chuckanut, local food and beer, Chad Kennedy, Brewers Union, organic hops.
Including: Craft Brewers Conference San Diego, Southern Oregon Brewing, Great Canadian Beer Festival, Wakonda Brewing, New Belgium, organic hops, Oregon Brewers Festival.
Including: Van Havig, Pyramid, Red Hook, North American Organic Brewers Festival planning, bottle pool, sustainability, Klamath basin, geothermal, Sierra Nevada solar, Barley Brown’s, Gary Fish at Deschutes, Jen Cadeux Peak, Wolavers, fresh hops, New Belgium, Rod Kucera, Mark Vickery, Matt Phillips.
Including: Pat Leavy, Dave Logston, Barrington Brewery, USDA hop lab, self-distribution, hops, water.
Including: Chuckanut Brewing, Craft Brewers Conference Boston, Aspall cider, Cheese Bar, Beer Mongers, Craft Brewers Conference, Green Dragon, Greg Higgins, Double Mountain, hops, Paul Long Brewing, New Zealand beer tasting, Cascade, Heater Allen, Vermont.
Including: sustainability, Oregon Brewers Guild, Denver, one-way kegs, Natian, Migration, Fort George, "seeing green from going green," Ska Brewing, North American Organic Brewers Festival.
Including: Oregon hops, Megan Quinn, MLS Supporters Summit (soccer), Toronto, Skate Chicago, Master Brewers Association of America Portland, homebrew, "high-tech," sustainability, refillable bottles, session beers, Upright, Widmer.
Including: Worthy Brewing, Lagunitas, Anchor Brewing, Craft Brewers Conference San Francisco, Bison Peak, Unconscious Brewing, hops, malt, Goose Island, Fort George, Trinity, Schooner exact, Harvester from Ground Breaker, Alex Ganum, Pat Hayes, Mike Dohenel, gluten-free, organic hops, local malt, organics, sustainability, sours.
Including: Mitch Steele, Karl Ockert, George Reich, Matt Swinhart Double Mountain, Old Town Brewing, Vermont, Oakshire, Logsdon, Caldera, Amnesia, Hopworks Urban Brewing, Craft Brewers Conference, Block 15, Aspall Cider, Widmer, Lompoc, Noble Pig, Finnegan Cider, Corvallis, Two Towns, Sky High Brewing, Parallel 49, Montreal, Vermont, Stickmen, hop growers.
Including: Waltz Brewing, Doug Weathers hop farm, Thunder Island, Kurt and Rob Widmer, OSU hop farm, Reverend Nat’s, Breakside.
Notes for breweries in Bend, Oregon.
Includes articles written by Goldman-Armstrong in