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Over time, Lindemans eventually abandoned the oak casks used to age lambics in favor of stainless steel tanks with wood shavings added in so that the lambic would still come in contact with wood, in accordance with Belgian law. As the brewery’s popularity continued to grow, more storage space was required. Plans to construct new buildings to house a bottling line and warehouses were completed and finally approved by 2002.<ref name=GeuzeKriek>Jef Van den Steen,[[Books#Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer|Geuze & Kriek: The Secret of Lambic Beer]], 2012</ref>
[[File:LindemansFoeder.jpg|right|175px|Foeders at Lindemans]]
The recent history of Lindemans also reflects the revival of the lambic culture as a whole. In 1995, the Lindemans importer for the United States, Merchant du Vin, convinced René that enough demand existed for a traditional oude gueuze. Lindemans Oude Geuze Cuvée René was born with a vitnage date of 1994 for the first batch. Over a decade later, Oude Kriek Cuvée René made its first apperance in 20062007. The addition of twenty 100hl oak foudres (in compliance with European Union protections for lambic) in 2005-2006 saw the return of one of the most traditional aspects of lambic brewing and blending.<ref name=LambicLand>Tim Webb, Chris Pollard, Siobhan McGinn, [[Books#LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World|LambicLand: A Journey Round the Most Unusual Beers in the World]], 2010</ref><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=HoralLindemans>HORAL - Lindemans (Dutch), http://www.horal.be/en/members/lindemans-vlezenbeek</ref>
The future for Lindemans looks strong. Since 2006, the seventh generation of Lindemans has been in charge of the brewery. René’s son Geert (1968) now runs the administrative side of the brewery while Nestor’s son Dirk (1968) runs the brewing operations after having been involved with the brewery since 1993. Sadly, Nestor Lindemans passed away in 2008. For his part, René Lindemans is still involved in the brewery. He still opens the brewery in the morning and closes it at night, but spends most of his time with the future 8th generation of the Lindemans brewing family: three grandsons born in 2001, 2002, and 2010.<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=HoralLindemans>HORAL - Lindemans (Dutch), http://www.horal.be/en/members/lindemans-vlezenbeek</ref> Lindemans is a member of [[HORAL|HORAL]].