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== History==
The official revival date of the Eylenbosch brewery is 1 February, 2018. By that point, owner Erik de Keersmaeker, and brewery Klaas Vanderpooten who is a bioengineer by training had partnered up to begin breathing new life into the old name.
The De Keersmaeker name is a familiar name in the lambic world, particularly in the town of Kobbegem. In 1869, [[Brasserie_De_Keersmaeker|Brasserie De Keersmaeker]] was established on an existing brewery site, operating since 1604. The original De Keersmaeker brewery was also known as "Den Hert", or "The Deer", a familiar symbol in the new Eylenbosch lineup. The family history in brewing is also surrounded by older acquisitions, mergers, and brands including [[Brasserie_Brabrux|Brasserie Brabux]], including [[Brasserie_Vandenperre|Vanderperre]], Taymans, Ch. & R. De Keersmaecker, [[Brasserie_Belle_Vue|Belle Vue]], and [[Brasserie_De_Neve|De_NeveDe Neve]]. and Rodea? During the interwar period and immediate postwar era, the De Keersmaeker name was known for brewing a variety of popular standard Belgian styles.
In the 1970’s Erik’s father, André De Keersmaeker, began working with Vossen family, including Albert Vossen, whose family owned the famous Belgian café [[A_La_Mort_Subite|A La Mort Subite]] and was blending their own lambic at the cafe at the time to begin producing lambic under the Mort Subite name as a separate brand. The success of the Mort Subite brand under the De Keersmaeker brewery also led to the family acquiring Brouwerij Eylenbosch in 1989, before the Alken-Maes group ultimately bought up all of the family’s shares in the lambic industry. Though the De Keersmaeker family had both the Eylenbosch as well as the Mort Subite names in their brand portfolio, Alken-Maes had no interest in buying two lambic brand names, and only chose Mort Subite. Erik De Keersmaeker maintained the Eylenbosch brand name and the historical brew site in Schepdaal.