1Season the ground beef with your favorite BBQ rub and form it into a loaf.
2Season the ground beef with your favorite BBQ rub and form it into a loaf.
3Season the ground beef with your favorite BBQ rub and form it into a loaf.
4Cook the bacon in a dutch oven until crispy, then set aside.
5Cook the bacon in a dutch oven until crispy, then set aside.
6Cook the bacon in a dutch oven until crispy, then set aside.
7Sauté the diced onions and bell peppers in the bacon grease until soft.
8Sauté the diced onions and bell peppers in the bacon grease until soft.
9Sauté the diced onions and bell peppers in the bacon grease until soft.
10Add the minced garlic and sweat it down until fragrant.
11Add the minced garlic and sweat it down until fragrant.
12Add the minced garlic and sweat it down until fragrant.
13Add the diced tomatoes, baked beans, cooked bacon, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, chili powder, Samuel Adams Just the Haze IPA, salt, and pepper to the dutch oven.
14Add the diced tomatoes, baked beans, cooked bacon, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, chili powder, Samuel Adams Just the Haze IPA, salt, and pepper to the dutch oven.
15Add the diced tomatoes, baked beans, cooked bacon, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, chili powder, Samuel Adams Just the Haze IPA, salt, and pepper to the dutch oven.
16Stir all the ingredients together in the dutch oven.
17Stir all the ingredients together in the dutch oven.
18Stir all the ingredients together in the dutch oven.
19Place the seasoned ground beef on the warming rack of a smoker or oven set to 225°F, directly over the dutch oven with the chili, to allow the fat to render into the chili.
20Place the seasoned ground beef on the warming rack of a smoker or oven set to 225°F, directly over the dutch oven with the chili, to allow the fat to render into the chili.
21Place the seasoned ground beef on the warming rack of a smoker or oven set to 225°F, directly over the dutch oven with the chili, to allow the fat to render into the chili.
22Smoke for about 4 hours, stirring the chili every hour and spritzing the ground beef with Just the Haze IPA.
23Smoke for about 4 hours, stirring the chili every hour and spritzing the ground beef with Just the Haze IPA.
24Smoke for about 4 hours, stirring the chili every hour and spritzing the ground beef with Just the Haze IPA.
25Once the ground beef reaches an internal temperature of 165°F, it's ready to be shredded into the chili.
26Once the ground beef reaches an internal temperature of 165°F, it's ready to be shredded into the chili.
27Once the ground beef reaches an internal temperature of 165°F, it's ready to be shredded into the chili.
28Serve the chili over a baked potato, topped with cheese, sour cream, bacon bits, and chives.
29Serve the chili over a baked potato, topped with cheese, sour cream, bacon bits, and chives.
30Serve the chili over a baked potato, topped with cheese, sour cream, bacon bits, and chives.