- 1/2 (12 ounce) can beer
- 1 (4 pound) whole chicken
- 2 cups ranch salad dressing
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 2 tablespoons garlic salt
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- Preheat grill for low heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Place beer can on a disposable aluminum baking sheet and set chicken upright onto the can, inserting can into cavity. Mix ranch salad dressing, onion, garlic salt, salt, and ground black pepper in a bowl. Paint the outside of chicken with ranch dressing mixture.
- Place chicken on the baking sheet on the preheated grill. As the chicken roasts, paint the skin several times with the ranch dressing mixture. Cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, not touching bone, reads 180 degrees F (80 degrees C), about 3 hours.