After Jacob Sr. retired in 1853 , Phillip and Jacob Jr. continued operations as a partnership . The Best brewery was renamed to Phillip Best Brewery . Phillip 's sons-in-law , Emil Schandein and Captain Frederick Pabst later bought the brewery from Phillip . When Phillip died , his wife Lisette Best became vice-president . By 1874 Phillip Best Brewing Co. was the nation 's largest brewer thanks to the constant supplying of Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire . The brewery was renamed the Pabst Brewing Company and remained at the same location along Chestnut Street ( now Juneau Avenue ) until the closure of the complex in 1997
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
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