[Eric in the Ozarks]

International Wine Store at Springfield, MO has cheese from all over the world. I've brought home and enjoyed little squibs of French and UK cheese and found it was excellent but WHAT A PRICE !

Maytag blue is from the same old Iowa family that had the washing machine factory in Newton, IA.

Another Maytag cousin, Fritz Maytag owns a beer brewery in San Francisco called “Anchor Steam.”

The washing machine division of the family lost control of the firm and had outside directors hire an incompetent CEO. He couldn't stand living in small town Newton and had to be chauffeured each morning from a home in Des Moines.

[dfwgator]

International Wine Store at Springfield, MO has cheese from all over the world.

But does it have Venezuelan Beaver Cheese?

[Artemis Webb]

I love Maytag Blue.
Trader Joes has a blue though that is almost as good (same flavor and sharpness but a tad less creamy) for a fraction of the price.

[Mollypitcher1]

Very interesting info on Maytag. Will try their cheese as their Maytag washers were excellent in my youth. I lived full time in France for years so had the opportunity to enjoy many cheeses at farm prices. Will be in France this summer and will enjoy my favorites along with the excellent lamb raised locally.I’m particularly fond of “ stinky “cheeses of which there are many, but also enjoy the milder kind.