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The recent history of Lindemans 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 geuze. Lindemans Oude Geuze Cuvée René was born. Over a decade later, Oude Kriek Cuvée René made its first apperance in 2006. 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 McGinnn, [[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”>http://www.horal.be/vereniging/lindemans-vlezenbeek - Lindemans, Dutch</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 and 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”>http://www.horal.be/vereniging/lindemans-vlezenbeek - Lindemans, Dutch</ref>Lindemans is a member of [[HORAL|HORAL]].
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