Instructions

1. 1
   Poke holes all over chicken to let fat run out during cooking.
2. 2
   Rub chicken thoroughly with spice rub: inside and out, and then under skin as far as you can reach
3. 3
   Set aside chicken.
4. 4
   Remove upper racks from oven.
5. 5
   Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
6. 6
   When oven preheated, take a healthy drink of the beer, leaving about 9–10 ounces.
7. 7
   Crumble bay leaves into beer, in beer can.
8. 8
   Insert beer can firmly into chicken cavity.
9. 9
   Place chicken upright in shallow heatproof pan.
10. 10
    Bake chicken upright for 1–1.5 hours until thickest part is 165°F (73°C).
11. 11
    When removing chicken from oven, keep upright.
12. 12
    Rest chicken upright 15 minutes before removing beer can.