Fritz Maytag, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetFritz Maytag
American businessman and brewer
Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1937
Place of Birth: Newton, Iowa, United States
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Fritz Maytag
- Frederick Louis "Fritz" Maytag III (born December 9, 1937 in Newton, Iowa) is the former owner of Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco and is 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.
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