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In 1993, Rizla sold its majority stake in Timmermans to John Martin NV, who still owns the brewery 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 stopped 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 still serves in an advisory role. His son Frédéric Van Cutsem is currently still active within the John Martin's group as Operations Manager.<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> Production in 75cl bottles has since returned.
Though Timmermans has steadily produced a line of sweetened lambic, its canning program is slowly coming to an end. The brewery has recently started to return to its roots by reintroducing an oude gueuze in 2009 followed by an oude kriek in 2010 using sour cherries from Sint-Truiden under 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> The brewery also opened up a museum in 2009. Timmermans is also a member of [[HORAL|HORAL]], guaranteeing that its production methods meet the European Union standards for lambic and gueuze.<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>
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