Smoked maple dijon beer can chicken

Chicken second courses

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST IS FOR BEER CAN CHICKEN. IT MAY CONTAIN INAPPROPRIATE PICTURES OF CHICKENS WITH THINGS JAMMED UP THEIR REAR ENDS. I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE. I apologize for the weird nature that is beer can chicken. However, I DO NOT apologize for the awesome flavors in this smoked and brined bird. That’s right. I brined it in buttermilk, maple syrup, and dijon mustard overnight. Then I added small maple chips to my favorite, Pulaski Pils from Maplewood, jammed that in the chicken and then roasted/grilled that baby up! You can totally grill or roast this chicken. It is getting to that time of year when turning on your oven isn’t going to overheat your whole house, so you make the call on what method works for you. Basically all week long I have been lamenting over summer being done. Mike starts school Monday. Andy goes on September 5th. Football is starting and pumpkin spice is doing the walk of shame back into our lives. I started the summer out with a few lists of things I wanted to do. I had a list of like 20 classic movies I wanted to watch with Mike. Um, shocker, we got …