2026 marks 15 years since Tom Bott and Sam McGregor started London’s Signature Brew.

The duo combined their backgrounds in the music industry and professional brewing to create a business that aimed to improve the quality of beer at live music events, collaborating with a raft of world-class artists in the process.

And 2026 marks eight years since Tom took part in our Brewers Lectures events, so what better time to invite him back?

Opening our lectures in Newcastle last week, Tom delivered a state of the nation address. He looked at both how Signature Brew and the wider industry has changed in those last 8 years.

Tom analysed the stages of growth his own London-based business has experienced, along with the challenges and opportunities they’ve encountered along the way.

He also shared his own advice on being a brewery founder and the lessons he and Sam have learned during their own journeys in beer.