12 oz. can beer - cup off top with a can opener
1/2 cup real butter
4 cloves garlic - crushed
melted real butter OR olive oil - for brushing
1 whole roasting chicken - rinsed, patted dry with paper towels
BBQ Rub - as needed

-Pour about 1/4 of the can of beer into a 9″ X 9″ X 2″ baking pan; place 1/2 cup butter in the pan; set aside.
-Place garlic in the beer can; brush beer can with butter/oil; set aside.
-Brush chicken with butter/oil, then coat generously with Carolina BBQ Rub.
-Slide the chicken over the beer can so the can is inside the cavity of the bird.
-Place the chicken, with the beer can and bird upright, in the prepared pan and place the pan on the grate of a grill.
-Cover grill and cook chicken over low heat until juices run clear when pierced with a fork or internal temperature reaches 170 degrees.