Fritz Maytag
Frederick Louis Maytag III | |
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| Born | December 9, 1937 |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, brewing magnate, viticulturist |
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| Parent | Frederick Louis Maytag II |
| Relatives | Frederick Louis Maytag I, great-grandfather |
Frederick Louis "Fritz" Maytag III (born December 9, 1937, in Newton, Iowa) is the former owner of Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco and former chairman of the board of the Maytag Dairy Farms (maker of Maytag Blue cheese). He is also the owner of York Creek Vineyards in St. Helena, California. His revival of Anchor Steam beer inspired many other brewers to follow, and he is often considered the father of modern microbreweries. Maytag has also been an active trustee of Grinnell College, whose campus is close to the headquarters of Maytag Dairy Farms, recruiting among others Apple Computer's Steve Jobs to the Board of Trustees.