Question: Pabst Brewing Company is the holding company for the defunct Pacific Northwest company that was based in what city?
Context: P. Ballantine and Sons Brewing Company was an American brewery founded in 1840, making Ballantine one of the oldest brands of beer in the United States.  At its peak, it was the 3rd largest brewer in the US.  The brand is currently owned and operated by Pabst Brewing Company.  Throughout history it is best known for its Ballantine XXX Ale; however, in August 2014 Ballantine IPA relaunched and has been received with very favorable reviews.  This is Pabst's foray into the craft beer market. The Pabst Brewery Complex in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the former brewery of the Pabst Brewing Company.  The facility was closed in 1997.  On August 16, 2006 the brewery complex was purchased by Joseph Zilber's investment group Brewery Project LLC for $13 million to create The Brewery, a renovated complex for residential, office, and retail use.  The Pabst Brewing Company Former Corporate Office Building & Visitor's Center have been reopened as "Best Place," in reference to the brewery's founders Jacob Best and Phillip Best, and feature an antiques gift shop, Blue Ribbon Hall and the "Little Tavern on the Hill."  Enclosed by the building are two courtyards, one of which houses a statue of Captain Frederick Pabst.  A statue of King Gambrinus, the unofficial patron saint of beer, used to be displayed in the other courtyard, but was removed when the brewery was shut down in the mid-1990s.  The sculpture was loaned back to the complex by the Pabst Corporation after a lengthy negotiation period on May 21, 2011. Big Bear was a malt liquor distributed by the Pabst Brewing Company.  It was introduced by the Theo Hamm Brewing Company, which was purchased by Pabst.  in 1999, Pabst sold the Hamm's Brand to Miller as part of the Stroh Deal but kept the malt liquor brand.  It was discontinued in 2013.  Its alcohol content varied depending on location, from 5.7% to 7.5% abv in the United States, and 7.0% to 8.0% in Canada.  It was typically sold in 40 ounce bottles or 24 ounce cans. Rainier Brewing Company (1878–1999) was a Seattle, Washington, company that brewed Rainier Beer, a popular brand in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.  Although Rainier was founded in 1884, the Seattle site had been brewing beer since 1878.  The beer is no longer brewed in Seattle, nor is the company owned locally.  In the late 1990s, the company was sold to Stroh's, then to Pabst Brewing Company, though Miller contract brews most of Pabst's beers.  The brewery was closed by Pabst in 1999 and sold. The Olympia Brewing Company was a brewery in the northwest United States, located in Tumwater, Washington, near Olympia.  Founded in 1896 by Leopold Friederich Schmidt, it was bought by G. Heileman Brewing Company in 1983.  Through a series of consolidations, it was acquired by Pabst Brewing Company in 1999; the Tumwater brewery was closed in 2003 but the Olympia brand continues, currently contract brewed by MillerCoors in southern California. The Pabst Brewing Company ( ) is an American company that dates its origins to a brewing company founded in 1844 by Jacob Best and was, by 1889, named after Frederick Pabst.  It is currently the holding company contracting for the brewing of over two dozen brands of beer and malt liquor from now defunct companies including Pabst Blue Ribbon, P. Ballantine and Sons Brewing Company, G. Heileman Brewing Company, Lone Star Brewing Company, Pearl Brewing Company, Piels Bros., Valentin Blatz Brewing Company, National Brewing Company, Olympia Brewing Company, Falstaff Brewing Corporation, Primo Brewing & Malting Company, Rainier Brewing Company, F & M Schaefer Brewing Company, Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company and Stroh Brewery Company. The Pearl Brewing Company (also known as the Pearl Brewery or just Pearl) was an American brewery, established in 1883 in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA.  In 1985, Pearl's parent company purchased the Pabst Brewing Company and assumed the Pabst name.  In 1999, the Pabst Brewing Company began transferring its production to Miller Brewing, on a contract basis, and closing all of its breweries.  Pearl beer is still in production at Miller's Ft. Worth, Texas facility, but the Pearl Brewery in San Antonio was closed in 2001.  Since then, the former brewery was purchased by Silver Ventures, Inc., which has made the property the crown jewel in revitalization efforts of southern Midtown and northern Downtown San Antonio. Colt 45 is a brand of lager or malt liquor in the United States, introduced by National Brewing Company in the spring of 1963.  Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, the National Brewing Company and its brands (including Colt 45) are today owned by the Pabst Brewing Company. Primo Brewing Company is a Honolulu-based beer brewing company.  The company claims the title "Hawai’i’s original beer".  The brand is currently owned and operated by Pabst Brewing Company. China Pabst Blue Ribbon () is a brand of beer sold in China.  It is produced, marketed and distributed by CBR Brewing Company, Inc., which is a Virgin Islands-owned holding company located in Hong Kong.  It jointly owns the brand and breweries along with Guangdong Blue Ribbon Group under a sub-licensing agreement with the Pabst Brewing Company.
Answer: Seattle, Washington