First Drum smoke. Beer Can Chicken

[wutang]

Since the seasoning burn of my uds I have been itching to get it fired up again. So I put on a beer can chicken, some chicken breasts and some abts.

I brined the whole chicken over night in a brine of:
1/2 gallon water
1/2 cup kosher salt
1/4 cup light brown sugar
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
1 TBS whole peppercorns
1/2 tsp ground sage
the juice of 3 mandarin oranges. After squeezing juice from oranges I tossed the orange halves in with the brine.

Chicken about to come out of the brine


Poured half of a Sam Adams Blackberry Witbier into an empty soda can and placed the chicken over it. Put some rub on the outside of the bird.


Set up everything on the grill grate on my kettle grill then just placed whole grate onto the drum


About an hour into the smoke. A few bacon wrapped chicken breast behind the whole bird and a bunch of abts in front


Abts are done


Bird is done



I let the bird rest tented with foil about 20 minutes before carving. It was very juicy and very flavorful. The blackberry beer added a nice aroma to the bird. Definately something I will do again. I liked how the citrus flavor of the brine matched up with the sweetness of the blackberry beer flavor.

[travcoman45]

Some fine lookin vittles yall whooped up there! Love chicken! Oh, abt's er great too!

[davidmcg]

Since the seasoning burn of my uds I have been itching to get it fired up again. So I put on a beer can chicken, some chicken breasts and some abts.


Poured half of a Sam Adams Blackberry Witbier into an empty soda can and placed the chicken over it. Put some rub on the outside of the bird.


citrus flavor of the brine matched up with the sweetness of the blackberry beer flavor.

Sam Adams Blackberry Witbier -- I have to remember that. Pics looked real nice. Beer can yard bird is a big favorite around here and my boys and their friends can really put the ABT's away. Best not mention the Sam Adams around them or let them see it. Otherwise won't be any for the chicken.

[Uncle-Honky]

Heck man that brine solution and the beer sound really good. The abts, the bird came out fantastic looking. Great smoke!

[Walking Dude]

NICE looking bird

but, if its a DRUM smoke, why is it, standing there in the open? No lid?

[DIPPER887]

That's a great looking bird!!!! I bet that brine and Sam Adams was really tasty...gonna have to give that a try...

[DDave]

Good looking bird.

The ABTs look pretty good as well.

Dave

[wutang]

NICE looking bird

but, if its a DRUM smoke, why is it, standing there in the open? No lid?

I use a kettle grill lid and just moved the lid off to check the abt's and had my wife snap a pic.

On edit: WD, here is a pic of how it spent its time in the drum

[wutang]

Sam Adams Blackberry Witbier -- I have to remember that.

It came in a Sam Adams Summer Variety pack. I haven't seen it by itself.

[grothe]

Great lookin smoke wutang....ya makin me hungry again man!!

[davidmcg]

It came in a Sam Adams Summer Variety pack. I haven't seen it by itself.

OK the variety pack, I can do that too.

[HawgHeaven]

Awesome looking yardbird, and the ABT's just make me drool!!

[Slanted88]

Right by me!......Just a fine job!

[Kyote]

what a great q-view..that byrd looks suculient..

[Seboke]

Haven't done chix in a while, you're inspiring me! Great looking post!!