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In January of 1997, at the insistence of 3 Fonteinen's Armand Debelder, HORAL formally established themselves with its original members: 3 Fonteinen, Boon, De Cam (then owned by Willem Van Herreweghen), De Troch, Lindemans, and Timmermans. The impetus to creating the group, to promote and protect lambic beers in the face of continued decline, drove the HORAL members to organize the first [[Toer_de_Geuze|Toer de Geuze]] on October 19, 1997. Toer de Geuze has been held every other year since then, with the most recent being in 2015. The most recent addition to the council is Pierre Tilquin, owner and blender at Gueuzerie Tilquin, who joined in 2012.<ref name = HORALAssosciation> HORAL - Association, Members, and History, http://www.horal.be/vereniging (Dutch)</ref> On April 2, 2015, Frank Boon took over the chairmanship of the organization replacing Armand Debelder. Four years later, on April 10, 2019, Gert Christiaens accepted the chairman role and is currently leading HORAL. ===Board Members===*Gert Christiaens (Oud Beersel), chairman*Joost De Four (De Heeren van Liedekercke), treasurer*Wim De Kelver (De Lambiekstoempers), secretary*Frank Boon (Boon)*Karel Goddeau (De Oude Cam)*Dirk Lindemans (Lindemans)*Johan Madalijns (vzw De Lambiekstoempers)*John Matthijs (Hanssens)*Yves Panneels (vzw Het Geuzegenootschap)*Pauwel Raes (De Troch)*Bruno Reinders (Mort Subite)*Pierre Tilquin (Tilquin)*Thomas Vandelanotte (Timmermans)