Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes
Ingredients:

* 1 whole chicken (4-5 pounds)
* 1 12 ounce can beer (room temperature)
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
* 2 teaspoons olive oil
* 1 teaspoon dried thyme
* 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, crushed
* Juice of 1 lemon
* For Rub:
* 1 teaspoon paprika
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
* 1 teaspoon dried thyme
* 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, ground
* 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

Preparation:
Combine all rub ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.

Remove giblets and the neck from chicken. Sprinkle all over with rub, including cavity. Open can of beer and discard half of it. Place, minced garlic, rosemary, thyme, lemon juice, and pepper flakes in it. Make sure to pierce two more holes on the top of beer can. Place chicken on top of can.

Preheat grill. Place birds grill balanced by the beer cans. Grill over indirect medium heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until internal temperature of thigh is 180 degrees. Remove chicken when finished cooking and let sit (with beer can still intact), for 10 minutes before carving.

TIP:Put the bird in a pan before putting it on the grill and then we plug up the neck hole on the bird with a small potato. The potato helps keep the steam inside the bird to make it extra juicy and the pan catches any juices to keep the grill a little cleaner. BONUS - the potato bakes at the same time for a yummy side dish! Also, with about 30-45 minutes of cook time left, we'll add some chunked up veggies (potatoes, carrots, sweet onions) to the bottom of the pan. Just season them with salt and pepper, coat them in olive oil, and dump them in. The juice that drips down from the chicken give them a great flavor! Enjoy!"