Our extremely
accurate origin story.

The official story is classified. The unofficial story is completely ridiculous.

According to several extremely unreliable witnesses, Andrew and Buska were once launched out of Wausau in a homemade hot-air balloon after attempting to break the world record for longest bar crawl. The balloon landed three states away, directly on top of a traveling rodeo. Nobody was hurt. A mechanical bull was not so lucky.

There, beneath a neon sign shaped like a beer mug, the two allegedly met a retired circus strongman, a mysterious cowboy named “The Professor,” and a horse that Andrew insists could understand tax law. The Professor gave them a prophecy: “One day, you will build a bar where nobody knows what time it is.”

They returned to Wausau with one suitcase, two fake maps, an inexplicable collection of commemorative belt buckles, and a business plan written on the back of a pizza box. They reportedly financed the entire operation by winning a competitive karaoke tournament in which Andrew performed every song as a cowboy and Buska played air guitar with a pool cue.

Then came the horse. Nobody knows where the horse came from. Nobody knows why it appears in the PreGame Pub legend. Andrew refuses to answer questions. Buska claims the horse is “part owner” and receives its payments in carrots.

Somehow, against all reasonable odds, PreGame Pub happened. What started as two guys with a questionable plan became a full-scale Wausau institution: cold drinks, loud music, ridiculous nights, and stories that get less believable every time they're retold.

PreGame Pub isn't where the night ends. It's where the legend gets started.