Beer Butt Chicken

Beer Butt Chicken  :)

Very easy and really good.

One whole chicken (be sure to remove giblets if they are included).
One 12-oz can of beer, whatever is cheap
One bottle of Zatarain's Crab Boil liquid (you can get this at Safeway or Walmart)
Garlic powder, salt, pepper to taste

Rinse chicken and pat dry, set aside.
Open beer. If you have an old-fashioned "church key" opener you can punch some extra holes in the top. This allows more flavor into the chicken.
Carefully pour the crab boil liquid into the beer. It's kinda spicy so don't get it on your fingers then rub your eyes. Ouch!
Sprinkle salt, pepper and garlic powder on chicken and a little inside the cavity.
Carefully place the chicken over the beer can. Set the chicken carefully on the grill so it is "sitting up". Prop the legs out front to make it a little more stable.

If you have a charcoal grill or a smoking pan on your gas grill, add some water-soaked wood chips to the charcoal before you place the chicken on the grill. The smoke flavor really adds to it!

Grill over indirect heat until the juices run clear from the chicken when poked. Depending on your grill this can be an hour or so.

When the chicken is done, carefully remove WITH the been can in place to a plate. Be sure not to spill the beer, it's very hot at this point. Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes or so, when carefully remove the beer can from the chicken. Set the full beer can aside to cool. Place the chicken on a platter and dig in!