▁Best ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁H esse - D arm stadt , ▁where ▁he ▁learned ▁the ▁trade ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁small ▁bre wer y ▁in ▁Met ten heim , ▁R hen ish ▁H esse , ▁until ▁imm igr ating ▁to ▁Mil w au kee ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁sons . ▁ ▁In ▁Mil w au kee , ▁Jacob ▁Best ▁founded ▁Empire ▁Bre wer y ▁on ▁Ch est nut ▁Street ▁Hill , ▁which ▁he ▁ran ▁with ▁his ▁sons , ▁Phill ip , ▁Jacob ▁Jr ., ▁Charles , ▁and ▁Lor enz . ▁Charles ▁and ▁Lor enz ▁soon ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁company , ▁with ▁Charles ▁establish ing ▁the ▁Pl ank ▁Road ▁Bre wer y ▁( now ▁the ▁Miller ▁B rew ing ▁Company ). ▁His ▁daughter ▁Marg are tha ▁married ▁Mor itz ▁Sch oe ff ler , ▁a ▁prominent ▁newspaper ▁editor ▁who ▁founded ▁The ▁Wisconsin ▁B anner . ▁Empire ▁Bre wer y ▁produced ▁ 3 0 0 ▁bar rel s ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁year . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Best ▁and ▁Company ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁bre wer ies ▁in ▁Mil w au kee . ▁ ▁After ▁Jacob ▁Sr . ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁Phill ip ▁and ▁Jacob ▁Jr . ▁continued ▁operations ▁as ▁a ▁partners hip . ▁ ▁The ▁Best ▁bre wer y ▁was ▁renamed ▁Phill ip ▁Best ▁Bre wer y . ▁▁ ▁Phill ip ' s ▁sons - in - law , ▁Emil ▁Sch ande in ▁and ▁Captain ▁Frederick ▁P ab st