Blackjack Brisket

I used a five pound brisket so I cut all the ingredients in half cane out great.

I used a 5.5 lb brisket so I cut the recipe in half. I didn't have liquid smoke, so I used smoked sea salt. I seasoned the brisket on both sides with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Next, I seared the brisket on both sides. I sautéed the onion and garlic in the pan after searing the meat. The beer I used was Moon Man from New Glarus Brewing Company. I cooked the brisket for a total of 8 hours. This came out really tender. Thanks for the recipe!

The taste is a little too plain for my taste; next time I will add more spices - bay leaves, maybe some celery (will take out stems later, mustard seeds,etc). I used 2 bottles of beer instead of 1. Cooking time was 7 hrs for me, last 30 min I opened the baking pan and turned up heat to brown the top.

I also made a smaller version of this recipe due to the size of brisket I got. I used half a bottle of beer. I followed most of the recipe and the changes I made were very minor; such as adding 2 tbs. bourbon and also using Hickory flavored Liquid Smoke. Now after having made this I have to say that it was good but we weren't blown away by this recipe. I think that we like to have a nice rub made with a spice mixture because the flavor in this was just ok for us. The reason I am still giving it a four star rating is because it turned out moist and tasted better the next day. Maybe like others suggested, it just needed to marinate for a while longer.