Clay's Whole Grilled Beer Can Chicken!

One of my triplet sons, Clay,  has taken a liking to grilling and is getting really good at it!  He told me this afternoon he'd make dinner tonight!  Wooooo hoooo!!!!!  LOVIN' IT!  He told me he is going to grill up 'Beer Can Chicken'!  (he doesn't drink the beer, the chicken does, as it cooks! The beer steams and flavors it from the inside!)  Clay actually went shopping for the food, and seasonings...we had the beer!  It turned out AWESOME!!  We all loved it, and Clay said it was really easy!  Music to my ears!!  Easy, and great tasting=WINNER!!

Whole Grilled Beer Can Chicken!

You can use any seasonings that you like, or prefer~

Clay used 2 Tbsp of Char Crust seasoning (new to us, this was Hickory and Molasses flavor...we liked it), 1 1/2 Tbsp brown sugar, 2 tsp Slap Ya Mama (white Pepper Blend)~ he put these all together in small bowl, mixed it up, then rubbed it all over chickens

These chicken were 5 1/2 pound birds~

All you'll need, except a pan to put them in, that can go onto grill~ Clay made up 2 chickens for this BIG family of ours! :)

Open the can of beer using a can opener~

Cans with tops removed, 1/3 of beer poured out or drank up...we gave our beer to my hubby in an ice cold mug!   He liked it! Ha! Cans are just waiting on the chickens to be put onto them!

All seasoned up, and standing on beer cans...put it like a tri-pod.   Clay made sure to push the chicken all the way down the beer can, so 'butt' was sitting on pan! 

Looks like the chicken on the left is already drunk!  LOL!  :)   Now, spray chicken, all over, with Pam!

Clay carrying out the 'drunk' birds!   Be careful, they can 'tipsy' over! :0

Put onto a grill (ours is gas, with 3 burners)  after you have first heated up grill to high, then turn off middle burner, leaving only the 2 on the sides on, and lower those two burners to med, med-high heat.  Put birds onto grill in the middle area, that has the  burner off.  Needs to cook on indirect heat~ Grill for 50 minutes to 1 hour with lid closed.  Clay did 1 hour for 5 1/2 pound birds.

Waving, HI!  Saying, "I'm perfectly 'Charred' and ready!!"  Pull chicken off grill, remove beer cans and discard- careful not to burn yourself on hot cans,  and put chicken onto a platter.  Tent with aluminum foil.  Let sit 5 to 10 minutes before you cut into it to serve.

Take pan drippings and put onto stove top on medium heat, if you'd like to make a gravy. We are gravy freaks, so Clay was not going to blow this part off!!  Remove some of the grease, and add milk and wondra powder, bits at a time, while whisking.  

 Whisk it all up til you have the right consistency~ play with it, til it is to your liking.  Add salt to taste!  The gravy from this ended up tasting wonderful!!

The Beer Can Chicken was moist and juicy, and the flavor of the skin was very good!   I'd have to say, I'd give Clay an A!  We'll be making him grill these guys up more often!!  We were all SPOILED!!  Thanks, Clay!!  I love and adore you!! He's going to become a Texas Grill Master!!  I can see the future, now! :)