Beer Butt Chicken - Tailgate at Home - November 14, 2004
See Recipe Below

Which can to use?
Which can to use? 		Removing the top
Removing the top 		12 oz. will do.
12 oz. will do. 		Stubb's is the best.\
Stubb's is the best.
Added touch
Added touch 		ingredients ready
ingredients ready 		Attention!
Attention! 		This is getting uncomfortable!
This is getting uncomfortable!
Ready for the operation
Ready for the operation 		Get this out.
Get this out. 		Successful removal
Successful removal 		That was good.
That was good.

Ingredients
1 (4 lb.) whole chicken
1 (12 oz.) can beer
2 tbsp. poultry seasoning
2 tbsp. garlic salt
2 pinches black pepper
virgin olive oil
favorite barbecue sauce

Directions
Empty beer into lg. bowl. Cut the top off beer can with utility scissors. Mix poultry seasoning, garlic salt and pepper in bowl of beer. Heat outdoor grill to 275 degrees. Massage entire chicken with oil. Pour half of contents of bowl back into the beer can. Then top off to 1” from top with barbecue sauce. Place beer can on solid surface. Squeeze chicken over beer can. Be sure can is completely inside chicken. Coat chicken with remaining contents of bowl. Set chicken (and beer can) on grill in indirect heat. Adjust legs so chicken sits on the beer can end. Cover grill and cook 1 1/2 to 2 hr., to 175o on the meat thermometer. Remove chicken from grill, remove beer can. Cut and serve. Serves 4.
With thanks to John Madden.