Beer Can Chicken— Your new favorite chicken recipe.

How To Make Beer Can Chicken on a Smoker

Smoking a beer can chicken isn’t just incredibly tasty; it’s also science! The benefit of cooking chicken upright on top of a beer and then cooking it is that the steam coming off the beer gets trapped in the cavity of the chicken, flavoring it with the sweet and hoppy notes that make it so delicious inside and out.

Beer Can Chicken Ingredients

– One whole chicken, thawed – Oil  – BBQ spice rub  – Salt  – Beer

Prepping Beer Can Chicken

1. Rub the chicken with the spice rub.

Prepping Beer Can Chicken

2. Stand the chicken over a beer can.

Prepping Beer Can Chicken

3. Secure the wings so it can't fly away.

Prepping Beer Can Chicken

Bend them behind the back.

Prepping Beer Can Chicken

4. Put the chickens legs out front so it's "standing" on it's own.

Smoke the Chicken

Smoke until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 175 degrees F in the thickest part of the thighs and 165 in the breast with a meat thermometer, and the juices run clear.

Serving Beer Can Chicken

Carve the juicy chicken into portions to serve. We love this beer can chicken slathered with our homemade Alabama white sauce and a crisp pickle

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