Ribs 3-2-1, beer?

[gbritten_nh]

I have 4 halves of St Louis style spare ribs going into the smoker in like an hour, I am thinking that for the foil-wrapped portion of the cooking, I might use beer instead of apple juice, anybody tried that?  It will be a good beer, most likely Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, my fave!

[squirtthecat]

I have 4 halves of St Louis style spare ribs going into the smoker in like an hour, I am thinking that for the foil-wrapped portion of the cooking, I might use beer instead of apple juice, anybody tried that?  It will be a good beer, most likely Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, my fave!

I can't see how it would be bad!   I'd pour some aside and let it get warm and flat, first.

[wyoduke]

When i do ribs i will put beer in the water bowl and with my old smokers i soak my wood chips with beer ,so add beer to the foil it cant hurt
you mite find a new standard ;D

[SL2010]

I think it will be real good  ;D

[ghost9mm]

We really do like pictures, the ribs will be perfect..and like the beer-ale

[gbritten_nh]

You want pictures, here is what I have so far:









I did not take pictures of the foil-wrapped stage, not that interesting.  When it is done in another 1/2 hour, more pics.

[SL2010]

looks great how is the beer flavor 

[ghost9mm]

WOW!!! someone is gonna have some powerful good eatin there...looks good so far...

[gbritten_nh]

Interestingly enough, the flavor contributed by the liquid (either 1/2 cup of beer or apple juice, I treated 2 halves with each) got lost in the flavor of the rub and the smoke.

So here is what I did for the last hour, 1 each of the beer and AJ halves got CT cooking BBQ sauce, the other half of each was naked.

In the end, on both the CT treated ones and the naked ones, the difference between beer and AJ was not distinguishable, but the CT was great.  I am not a fan of sticky sweet BBQ sauces, but I find I love CT, this is my first use of CT.

For those new to this forum, CT is Carolina Treet, cooking BBQ sauce.  The emphasis on cooking BBQ sauce is important, it is made up of vinegar, flour, and various flavorings, and must be cooked, it cannot be spread on at the last minute.

Unfortunately, as I almost always do, I forgot to take pics of the final result, or the plated ribs.

And......  I had ribs for breakfast this morning, great breakfast!