Beer Can Chicken

Ingredients: 
 Rub: 
    2 tblsp garlic powder
    1 tblsp cumin
    1 tblsp corriander
    1 tblsp paprika
    1 tblsp salt
    1 tblsp pepper
    1 tsp cayenne pepper
    1/2 cup olive oil
    Juice and zest from 1/2 a lemon
 1 12 oz can of beer
 1 Chicken (3 1/2 to 4 pounds)


Cooking Info: 

Heat a gas or charcoal grill with a lid big enough to accommodate the bird. Put a drip pan below the grates. (The chicken can also be cooked in a 350 degrees F oven. Just stand the beer can in a shallow roasting pan and cook about 1 hour or until juices run clear.)

Mix the ingredients for the Spice Rub until they are well blended. Rub it all over the chicken, inside and out.

Open the beer and drink a little less than half.  I suppose you could poor it out, but that would be wasting beer... 

Sit the chicken on the beer can so the legs are at the bottom and the wings are at the top. Stand the beer can on the grates over the drip pan. Put the cover on and cook over indirect heat until the juices run clear, about 1 hour. (We have an older grill and have to go about an hour and a half.)

Serve With: We usually serve with corn on the cob, biscuits or cornbread, and tomato slices or fruit salad.

Beer can chicken cookers can be purchased for $10 or less at Target or Walmart in the camping section.  I've also seen them at amazon.com, Cabela's, and REI.