This buttery Smoked Beer Can Chicken is one of the most delicious things that has come off my Traeger yet! The crunchy, buttery skin is seriously good.
I like buying my chicken at Costco because they come two to a pack and I like having plenty of chicken leftover for the next day to make chicken tacos or throw on top of nachos.
For this Smoked Beer Can Chicken I decided to try a rub from Meat Church. I smothered these Smoked Beer Can Chickens with The Gospel all purpose rub from Meat Church. I’m sure glad I did because they were delicious.
I used a Beer from a local brewery called Firestone Walker. The beer is called 805. The 805 is an American Blonde Ale. The 805 doesn’t have a hoppy or bitter flavor, its more creamy and malt. I feel like a malty beer gives the chicken a better flavor.
Smoked Beer Can Chicken
Ingredients
- 1-2 5-6 lbs. whole chicken
- 4 tbsp butter per chicken
- 1 can beer per chicken
- 3 tbsp your favorite chicken dry rub per chicken
Instructions
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Remove the giblets and pat the chicken dry with a paper towels.
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Coat the entire chicken with softened butter.
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Apply almost all of the dry rub to chicken. Reserve about a tsp to add to the beer.
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Open a can of beer and poor about 1/2 a cup into a glass. Poor the remaining dry rub into the beer.
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Hold the chicken above the can of beer and slide the chicken over the can. Place on a cookie sheet and let set for about 20 minutes.
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Start your smoker. I use a Traeger so I set to the smoke setting and allow the fire to start for about five minutes. Set your smoker to 350 degrees and preheat, lid closed for about ten minutes.
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Place the chicken in the smoker and cook for about 60 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees in the thickest part of the breast.
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Remove from the grill and let rest for about ten minutes.