▁later ▁bought ▁the ▁bre wer y ▁from ▁Phill ip . ▁When ▁Phill ip ▁died , ▁his ▁wife ▁Lis ette ▁Best ▁became ▁vice - pres ident . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁Phill ip ▁Best ▁B rew ing ▁Co . ▁was ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁largest ▁bre wer , ▁supp lying ▁Chicago ▁after ▁the ▁Great ▁Chicago ▁Fire . ▁ ▁The ▁bre wer y ▁was ▁renamed ▁P ab st ▁B rew ing ▁Company ▁and ▁remained ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁location ▁along ▁Ch est nut ▁Street ▁( now ▁June au ▁Avenue ) ▁until ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁complex ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Jacob ▁Best ▁Sr . ▁devoted ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁local ▁politics . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Forest ▁Home ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Mil w au kee . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁E ber hard ▁An he user ▁ ▁Val entin ▁Bl atz ▁ ▁Ad olph us ▁Bus ch ▁ ▁Ad olph ▁Co ors ▁ ▁Gott lie b ▁He ile man ▁ ▁Frederick ▁Miller ▁ ▁Frederick ▁P ab st ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Schl itz ▁ ▁August ▁U ih lein ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁History ▁American ▁Bre wer iana ▁Journal ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 8 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁death s ▁Category : G erman ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : American ▁bre wers ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Mil w au kee ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Land gra vi ate ▁of ▁H esse - D arm