BEER CAN CHICKEN (AKA "BREWMEISTER'S CHICKEN")

BEER CAN CHICKEN (AKA

Number Of Ingredients 22

Steps:

Make marinade--Combine all ingredients. Rinse chicken, drain and blot dry. Place chicken in bowl with marinade and let marinate in refrigerator, covered, for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight, turning often. Make rub -- combine all ingredients. If beer is canned, pop tab and pour half of beer over the wood chips or reserve for another use. If bottled, fill an empty can halfway or fill a vertical roaster. Set aside the half filled can or filled chicken roaster. Remove chicken from marinade and pat dry. Discard marinade. Sprinkle 1 t rub inside body and 1/2 t inside neck cavity. Drizzle oil over outside and rub all over skin. Sprinkle outside with 1 T rub and rub over skin. Spoon remaining rub into the beer through the hole in the top of the can. If cooking on can -- Make 2 additional holes in top of can. Hold bird upright, with opening of body at bottom and lower it onto beer can so can fits into cavity. Pull legs forward to form a sort of tripod, and bird stands up. Rear leg of tripod is beer can. Tuck wing tips behind the chicken's back. Set up grill for indirect grilling and preheat to medium. Stand chicken in center of hot grate, oer drip pan and away from heat. Cover grill and cook till skin is a dark golden brown and very crisp adn meat is cooked through (180 degrees), 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.