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Spellbound Beer Can Chicken

Name: Spellbound Beer Can Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 4-6
Cuisine: BBQ
Ingredients: Lane’s Spellbound Rub; Elijah's Xtreme Bourbon Blueberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce & Marinade; Melinda’s Jalapeno Ranch; 1 3-5 lb Whole Chicken; 1 16-24 oz Can of Beer

Recipes

Mar 11, 2025

Get ready for the juiciest, most flavor-packed Beer Can Chicken you’ve ever smoked! Coated in Lane’s Spellbound Rub, glazed with the bold, smoky-sweet heat of Elijah's Xtreme Bourbon Blueberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce, and served with a creamy kick of Melinda’s Jalapeño Ranch, this tender, beer-infused bird is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser at your next cookout!

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BBQ

Grill or Smoker

Spellbound Beer Can Chicken

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Servings

4-6

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

2.5 hours

Get ready for the juiciest, most flavor-packed Beer Can Chicken you’ve ever smoked! Coated in Lane’s Spellbound Rub, glazed with the bold, smoky-sweet heat of Elijah's Xtreme Bourbon Blueberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce, and served with a creamy kick of Melinda’s Jalapeño Ranch, this tender, beer-infused bird is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser at your next cookout!

Ingredients

Lane’s Spellbound Rub
Elijah's Xtreme Bourbon Blueberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce & Marinade
Melinda’s Jalapeno Ranch
1 3-5 lb Whole Chicken
1 16-24 oz Can of Beer

Directions

Preheat your smoker or grill: Preheat your smoker or grill to 325 °F using indirect heat. If you’re using a pellet smoker, we recommend using hickory, oak, or mesquite pellets.
Prepare the chicken: Clean the whole chicken, remove the insides, and pat it dry with a paper towel.
Season the chicken: Apply a small amount of Elijah's Xtreme Bourbon Blueberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce & Marinade to the entire bird as your binder, lightly covering all sides. Season the bird with a heavy layer of Lane’s Spellbound Rub.
Mount the chicken onto the beer can: Open a 16-24 oz can of beer and pour about a quarter of the beer out of the top. Place the beer can on a baking rack in the middle of the smoker or grill. Hold the chicken by its legs supporting the back, placing the chicken over the beer can so that the beer can acts as a support for the chicken.
Smoke your beer can chicken for about 2 hours at 325 °F, or until the chicken has reached 165 °F internal in the breast. Then, remove from the grill or smoker and let rest.
Once cool, remove the beer can, and slice your chicken for serving.
Serve with a side of Melinda’s Jalapeno Ranch and/or Elijah's Xtreme Bourbon Blueberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce & Marinade for dipping.