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In 1993 Rizla sold its majority stake in Timmermans to John Martin nv who still owns the brewey today. John Martin nv ,had previously tried to acquire the Eylenbosch brewery and was in the market for a lambic brewery. By 1995 John Martin shopped the production of 75cl bottles and moved everything into 25cl and 33cl cans and bottles. In 2004 Jacques van Custem officially retired, leaving the brewery to be led exclusively by John Martin nv; though he and his son Frédéric still serve in advisory roles.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen,[[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> <ref name=HoralTimmermans>http://www.horal.be/vereniging/timmermans-itterbeek - Timmermans, Dutch</ref>
Though Timmermans has steadily produced a line of sweetened lambic, their canning program is slowly coming to an end. The brewery has recently started to return to its roots by reintroducing an Oude Geuze in 2009 followed by an Oude Kriek in 20010 using sour cherries from Sint-Truidenunder master brewer Willem van Herreweghen (previously from [[De_Cam_Geuzestekerij|De Cam]] and Palm Breweries). <ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen,[[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref> Timmermans is also a member of [[HORAL|HORAL]], guaranteeing that its production methods meet the European Union standards for lambic and geuze.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen,[[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref><ref name=HoralTimmermans>http://www.horal.be/vereniging/timmermans-itterbeek - Timmermans, Dutch</ref>
== Beers ==