New Year's Eve at Mac's Wood Grilled

Looking to ring in 2026 with no cover, no reservations, and no overpriced party packages? Celebrate the last day of 2025 with a lineup of drink deals and the regularly priced American menu instead. In addition to the everyday drink deals, look for specials such as 3 Floyds Alpha Klaus, a big American Christmas porter brewed with English chocolate malt, Mexican sugar and loads of American hops; and Shiner Holiday Cheer, a Bavarian-style dark wheat ale that is brewed with Texas peaches and roasted pecans. Featured holiday beers are $7/16-ounce draft. Additionally, look for holiday cocktails such as the Apple Mule with Fireball Blazin’ Apple Whisky (cinnamon whisky with green apple), ginger beer and a cinnamon stick ($8); an Espresso Cream Cocktail with espresso liqueur, Irish cream liquor and simple syrup ($12); and a Holiday Peppermint Shot with Mozart Chocolate Cream Liqueur and Rumple Minze ($9).

Sports fans can indulge in a day full of college sports: the ReliaQuest Bowl (11 a.m.), the Sun Bowl (1 p.m.), the Citrus Bowl (2 p.m.), and the Las Vegas Bowl (2:30 p.m.). The season’s first College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game, the Cotton Bowl, closes out the bowl lineup with kickoff at 6:30 p.m. Mac’s Wood Grilled is open from 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Wednesday, December 31 (expanded hours) and the kitchen is open from 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

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