Beer Can Chicken

3 pound chicken
1 can beer
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup paprika
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons black pepper

1. Preheat the grill for indirect heat, with one side on medium and the other off with a drip tray.
2. Combine brown sugar, paprika, salt and pepper in a bowl.
3. Place about a teaspoon of the rub into the cavity of the chicken and rub another tablespoon into the skin on the outside of the chicken.
4. Open the can of beer and pour half into a glass. Drink and enjoy.
5. Pour the remaining rub into the beer. This will cause it to foam, so do it in the sink.
6. Place the can of beer into the cavity of the chicken.
7. Position the chicken on the grill using the legs and beer can to form a tripod to stabilize it vertically.
8. Cook the chicken until juices run clear and no longer pink in the thickest part of the thigh, anywhere between 2 and 3 hours.
9. Transfer to a warming plate and allow to rest for at least 15 minutes and cut into quarters to serve.

Makes 4 servings