The day before Thanksgiving has come to have a lot of names associated with it: Thanksgiving Eve, Drinksgiving, Blackout Wednesday.

It doesn’t matter what you call it, but we hope you spend it at Bierock. We also hope you don’t literally black out.

Things get underway as doors open at 3:00 p.m. by watching the end of the Wisconsin Badgers’ opening game in the Battle 4 Atlantis men’s basketball tournament taking place in the Bahamas.

The fourth Wednesday at Bierock is also Board Game Night. And this might be the best opportunity to take advantage of our specials with friends and family that are traveling back home for the holiday.

From 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., groups playing board games receive $4 off pitchers of beer and half price appetizers on Wednesday November 23.

Feel free to play one of the many board games we have in house or bring one of your own. It doesn’t matter if it’s a contemporary game like Catan or a time-tested game like Monopoly, Cribbage or anything else.

Even before 6:00 p.m., there are specials our customers can take advantage of without playing board games.

Our Wednesday Happy Hour from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. features half price appetizers and $1 off all full-size drinks. That includes beer, wine and mixed drinks.

And you’ll be able to get our special of the week, a Pumpkin Pie bierock that comes piping hot inside our freshly-baked bread dough and complete with a whipped cream dip.

Some come down to Bierock to celebrate the upcoming holiday with friends and family and take advantage of the Thanksgiving Eve specials in Madison we have to offer.

Bierock is located at 2911 N. Sherman Ave., part of the Northside TownCenter and across the street from Warner Park.