Smoky, juicy and with a hint of beer flavor, this Beer Can Chicken is a super easy grilling recipe that is super flavorful, tender and a great cookout meal.
Pat the outside of the chicken with paper towels to get it dry. Rub all over with the oil.
In a small bowl stir together the paprika, brown sugar, pepper, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, chili powder, and mustard powder. Rub it all over the chicken, set aside.
Preheat the oven over high heat for 10 minutes. Turn off half of the burners and lower the other burners to medium heat.
Pour out half of the beer from the beer can. Lower the chicken onto the beer can.
Place the chicken sitting up directly onto the grill grates over the area of the grill where you turned the burner off. This will cook the chicken over indirect heat.
Close the lid and let it cook for an hour and 15-30 minutes. If it starts to brown too fast, tent it with foil.
You can pull the chicken when the internal temperature reaches 165°F when temped in the thickest part of the thigh. We like to let it cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 185-190°F, this temp the chicken is falling off the bone good! It took a full 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach 185-190°F.
Take off the grill and tent with foil, let it rest for 20 minutes until carving to serve.