This post may contain affiliate links. Smoked Beer Can Chicken is the perfect meal beer can chicken smoker the summer. Season your whole chicken, place it over a beer can half full and then let it smoke for a few hours.
The result is a tender, juicy chicken bursting with flavor. What kind of wood chips should I use? This easy Smoked Beer Can Chicken is so flavorful from a homemade rub. The light steam from the beer marinates and makes the whole chicken so juicy. A juicy, tender, seasoned chicken bursting with smoke flavor. Best part about it is that you can enjoy it hot of your smoker with very little work. Simply mix the seasoning, rub it on the chicken and let it smoke.
I love easy smoker recipes like this because it gives me more time to do fun things instead of spending hours making dinner. The main thing you need is a whole chicken about 3-5 pounds. Then you need the ingredients for the homemade rub. These ingredients are pantry staples so you probably already have them.
Mix up a double batch of the rub and save it for next time! Overhead imaging of a raw chicken that’s seasoned and laying on a plate. Whole Chicken on Beer Can holder on the smoker that’s seasoned and raw. Preheat your smoker to 250 degrees F. In a small bowl combine your rub ingredients and set aside. Run the chicken under cold water and pat dry. Sprinkle some seasoning mix into the top cavity of the chicken and rub inside the cavity.
Gently lift the skin from the chicken and liberally rub seasoning under the chicken skin directly onto the meat. Next, rub the outside of the chicken with remaining rub. Place the chicken on your half empty can of beer or follow the directions for your beer can chicken roaster. Place chicken on the smoker and smoke for 2-3 hours depending on the size of your chicken. Remove chicken from smoker when it is 165 degrees F in the thickest part of the thigh. Cover chicken with a double sheet of aluminum foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing. We recommend using a pecan, mesquite, cherry or apple wood chip when smoking a chicken.