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While gueuze and lambic were experiencing a boom in the early 20th century, by the mid 20th century much of the industry had seen a decline due to the introduction of sweetened drinks like sodas and lemonades, as well as the industrialization of lambic after World War II. By 1965, the brewery had brewed its last batch of lambic and continued to operate as liquor store for some years. Finally, in 2006-2008 the remaining brewery buildings were converted into residential lofts.
While the brewery did not survive the initial collapse of the lambic industry, the Eylenbosch family continued to operate the farm, raising livestock, growing grains and fruits, and managing a dairy on-site. Senne Eylenbosch worked at [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen]] until 2019, and then decided to convert a part of his grandparents' farm into a ‘geuzestekerij’ (lambic blendery). He started to lay the groundwork for the revival of the [[Eylenbosch_(Huizingen)|Eylenbosch (Huizingen)]] beers, and the initial name of his one-man blendery was “Het Boerenerf Eylenbosch”. By the end of 2020, Senne Eylenbosch contacted Vincent Alluin with who he worked together in the same team at [[Brouwerij_3_Fonteinen|3 Fonteinen]]. Vincent Alluin joined forces with Senne Eylenbosch in February 2021 when they started the commercial process to release the blendery’s first beers. In June of 2021, the blendery announced a new range of fruited lambics that marked the first release of an [[Eylenbosch_(Huizingen)|Eylenbosch Huizingen]] family lambic in over 50 years. The first batch of fruited lambics were sold in a pack of 6 bottles at the farm mid June 2021. The partnership with Vincent Alluin meant that the blendery rebranded its name to “Het Boerenerf” in August 2021. The company’s semi circle curved logo stands for the 4 generations of Eylenbosch brewers in Huizingen. Senne Eylenbosch is the family’s 5th lambic producing generation. Despite sharing the same name, there is no recent family history with [[Brasserie_Eylenbosch|Eylenbosch Schepdaal]] because there is a 9 generation difference. [[Brouwerij_Eylenbosch_(Kobbegem)|Brouwerij Eylenbosch]] and Het Boerenerf are two separate lambic producers. There are currently no plans to join [[HORAL|HoralHORAL]], the consortium of lambic brewers and blenders.
[[File:Courtyard Boerenerf Eylenbosch.jpg|thumb|right|Het Boerenerf courtyard]]