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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>HORAL - Lindemans (Dutch), http://www.horal.be/vereniging/lindemans-vlezenbeek</ref> Lindemans is a member of [[HORAL|HORAL]].
==Brewing Process==
Lindemans follows much of the traditional [[Brewing Lambic|lambic brewing]] processes, with the following notable facts:
* Wind drives much of the brewing. Wind leads to more evaporation during brewing, shortening the boiling time. Also, the beer is divided among the two coolships in different ratios depending on the direction that the wind is blowing.
* Lambic is primarily aged in stainless steel tanks with wood shavings as opposed to barrels. However, in 2005, 10 foudres were purchased thanks in large part to the requirements around the european protection of lambic. The brewery has continued to acquire more barrels since then.
== Beers ==