Beer Can Chicken with a Pomegranate Cherry Brine

[wutang]

Did another beer can chicken. Used my regular brine but used pomegranate/cherry juice instead of about 1/4 of the water and used about 2 cups of cherries in the brine.

The bird in the brine


Brined overnight. Pulled out and rinsed. You can see where the bird was up against the bag and where the cherries were up against the skin


Hit the bird with some rub. What better beer to use for a cherry/pomegranate brine than Cherry Wheat.


Bird is all done. After about an hour I sprayed it with some of the pomegranate/cherry juice and moved it to the lower rack in the UDS. Sprayed it a couple more times before it was done.


Definately moist and juicy. I would use this brine again.

[Cajunsmoke13]

Nice Wutang...Dang that bird looks good. How is that Cherry Wheat?

[wutang]

Nice Wutang...Dang that bird looks good. How is that Cherry Wheat?

Hard to explain. It is a good beer, defiately sweeter/more fruit flavor than the average beer but not so sweet like a wine cooler. A wheat beer with some cherry flavor. It went well with the brine.

[minnbill]

Love that beer can chicken

[erain]

sweet bird there adam!!! gotta agree, love them beer can chix!!!

[Bbqgoddess]

Adam!!
Right on, that is an awesome brine.. the beer, well I know the "man rule" about no fruit in beer, but I have to say, that Cherry Wheat is in my top 5!!
Ry, help me out here!! lol!
Your yard bird looks amazing!! YUM!! I wonder if you reduced the pome/cherry juice with the cherry wheat... the brined with that? YUMMY!!
Great smoke Wutang style!!

[DIPPER887]

Great looking bird Wutang!!!! Have to give that brine a try!!!

[wutang]

Adam!!
Right on, that is an awesome brine.. the beer, well I know the "man rule" about no fruit in beer, but I have to say, that Cherry Wheat is in my top 5!!
Ry, help me out here!! lol!
Your yard bird looks amazing!! YUM!! I wonder if you reduced the pome/cherry juice with the cherry wheat... the brined with that? YUMMY!!
Great smoke Wutang style!!

I drink a lot of different beers, some more "serious" than others. But there is nothing wrong with an occasional Cherry Wheat.

And your idea of the Pom-cherry juice/cherry wheat beer reduction sounds great. That is something I might have to try. Either in the brine or in some sort of glaze to help with crispy skin. Sounds good to me.

[Bbqgoddess]

I drink a lot of different beers, some more "serious" than others. But there is nothing wrong with an occasional Cherry Wheat.

And your idea of the Pom-cherry juice/cherry wheat beer reduction sounds great. That is something I might have to try. Either in the brine or in some sort of glaze to help with crispy skin. Sounds good to me.

GLAZE!!! oh great idea!!! Ok tag your it! How yummy will that be??

[Uncle-Honky]

Wutang that that is one bad a** yard bird...love the combination. Nice smoke bud!

In response to the Cherry Wheat...it is a good beer that I enjoy and would buy again and again. Although ifin it was a beer drinkin' free for all ,all reckless like, I would stay with a more conventional beer, opposed to drinkin' a case of Cherry Wheat...grr Cost will also play a role.
Ain't never heard men shan't drink fruity beers though

[Bassman]

That's one of the best looking hens I've seen in a long time! Thanks for the pics.