Pat's Beer Can Grilled Chicken

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Great recipe/technique overall, just remember the instant-read thermometer needs to read 165 or so in the dark meat or 175-178 in the white meat. Also, sometimes we'll tinker with this and other beer-can chicken recipes with Worcestershire, soy and/or dark beers vs. paler ales. And a nice touch here and there is tossing in some fresh-minced garlic into the can itself, gives the entire bird that nice garlic perfume/scent and blows away anyone within a half-mile radius ;-

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I do beer can chicken often and just love it. You can do this in the oven if you don't have a grill or the weather doesn't permit it. Also, I have a couple of the beer can racks. I put the rack in a metal pie pan to catch the drippings and prevent flareups on the grill. If you do it in the oven, you will get a bit of splatter but not too much.

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I've heard about beer can chicken for a long time. Finally gave it a try, using this recipe. Everyone loved the seasoning used on this moist, delicious chicken.

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I have now made this chicken several times, in fact I keep the dry rub mixture in my pantry and use it as my house seasoning (ribs, fish, eggs, potatoe salad, etc. I did purchase a beer can chicken stand for a couple of bucks. After several friends and relatives commented on how they loved this dish, I bought many of them a stand for Christmas.
This dish has always been a big hit. The skin is always crisp and flavorfull and the chicken is always moist and tender. Works great on the BBQ as well as in the oven (on a sheet pan lined with foil at 350 degrees. Have found it usually takes a full 1 1/2 hrs unless it is an unusually small bird.
This is definately one of my "Go To" recipes.
Thanks again Neely's, you two are awesome.

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I made this tonight and it turned out great. The skin was crispy golden brown and the meat was tender and moist. I was a little light on the rub because I was afraid it would be too spicy if I used too much. This was not the case so I will try using more next time. If you end up with the blackened chicken (like I usually do when I am straight grilling, make sure the temp doesn't go over 350 deg and grill over indirect heat. My grill doesn't come with a thermometer so I bought an inexpensive oven thermometer and put it on the grate next to the chicken so I could monitor the temp closely. I checked the chicken every 30 mins and rotated it to ensure even cooking. It took roughly 1 1/2 hours.

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Just like Abby I also live in Northwest, Ohio and have wanted to try beer can chicken for years. I was always intimidated by doing one cause I am not a huge griller. I saw a beer can chicken stand at a local grocery store chain for $1.99 and thought I won't be out much money if it doesn't turn out well. I found this recipe online and thought I must try. I am sure glad I did cause my husband and his friends LOVE it and beg me to make it all the time now. I have past on this recipe to many others at work and hope they have the same rewards as we do every time we put it in our mouths. THIS IS A MUST TRY!!!!!!

P.S. I even want back and bought another beer can chicken stand so I can make two at a time when we have friends over.

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I've always wanted to make beer can chicken but was kind of intimidated about how I was going to manage the logistics of it all .. balancing it on the grill grates, removing it from the grill without burning myself. While I was buying ingredients to try it, I found a vertical chicken cooker in the closeout section of a local discount store. If you live in Northeast Ohio, you know the one I'm talking about. For $2.99, I figured I'd give it a whirl. The handles make it very easy to lift -- using mitts -- off the grill.

The rub really gave the chicken great flavor, the skin was nice and crunchy, and because I have a gluten sensitivity, I used a gluten-free beer. The chicken was moist, and my family loved it! I grilled it over indirect heat. Next time, I plan to use white wine or ginger ale. They both sound delicious! Thanks Pat for the great recipe!

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I might be missing it. but does it say to grill over direct or indirect heat? I am assuming indirect...

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Delicious!!! I love spicy food. Smoked Paprika made this magnificent!

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Wonderful. My family loves this dish. It is simple to do and turns out great. I have made it several times for family functions. We can't get enough of it.