If you've got a hankering for beef, don't get a brisket, get a chuck roast instead. I started doing these about 3 years ago and haven't done a brisket since. The bark of brisket is by far my favorite part and this satisfies that.
Simple rub of 2 parts kosher salt, 2 parts fresh cracked pepper from coarse to fine and 1 part granulated garlic. Let that sit overnight and whip smoke on that for 4 hours and then transfer to a foil pan, cover and in the oven at 225 until it reaches 170, take it out and pull apart just like pulled pork, strain the juice, pour over, cover and put back in at 170.
The best part of this is it's the base meat. You can take this any direction you want including eating just as is but add BBQ sauce for Q or sammich, onions, pepper and pico and it's better than fajita meat and you can spin it Asian or Korean. Want it crispy? Just run it under the broiler and add your sauce.