Another family member, Frederick Louis (Fritz) Maytag III, bought the failing Anchor Brewing in San Francisco back in 1965 and brought it back to life. Its signature beer, Anchor Steam, is alive and well today, along with several other great offerings. Evidently the Maytag boys liked food and drink much more than washers and dryers.Shane, I have this article I saved from our local paper many years ago.
Newton, Iowa - In 1919, E. H. Maytag, son of the founder of the Maytag appliance company, got himself a herd of Holstein cattle. Two decades later, the cattle had become famous prize-winners in cow competitions throughout North America. In 1941, Mr. Maytag's son heard about a process for making blue cheese that had been developed by Iowa State University scientists. Maytag Dairy Farms made a deal with the university that allowed them to use the process. It was a great moment in cheese history. Using milk from the famous cows, the cheese that many consider the world's finest blue cheese was created - Maytag Blue