Beer Can Chicken

This is the moistest chicken ever. It is always good. I usually use the leftovers the next day for chicken and biscuits.

Ingredients

one 3-3 1 /2 lb whole chicken
1/2 cup bbq sauce
1 can beer (save the can)

Ingredients for rub
1 tbs dried basil
2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions
1. Combine ingredients for rub in small bowl
2. spread rub all over chicken
3. Loosen skin from flesh and push rub between skin and flesh of chicken
4. Preheat grill (I use a gas grill)
5. Drink 1/2 of the beer (leave the rest of beer in can)
6. pour bbq sauce into can of beef (with the beer)
7. Sit the chicken on its rump
8. Place the sitting chicken on the can of beer (shove the beer into the cavity of the chicken)
9. Place the sitting chicken on the grill - close the lid
10. Cook the chicken on low to medium heat for one hour (or until juices run clear)
11. Take chicken off grill and carefully !!!! with oven mitts, pull can out of chicken - this usually takes 2 people - one to hold chicken and one to pull out the can.
12. Pour the bbq sauce and beer still in the can into a gravy bowl
13. Serve the gravy with the chicken.


Note: I used the rub on our Thanksgiving Turkey one year and it was really great. You can double up on the rub and store to use for later.