Nexus Blue Smokehouse

My wife and I tried "The Sampler", which feeds 2-3 people. There was easily enough food for a 4th person. It included 1/4 brisket (3 or 4 slices), 4 smoked ribs, 1/4 lb pulled pork, 1/4 burnt ends, 1/3 lb andouille sausage, and 1/2 smoked chicken. It also included 4 sides; we tried the collard greens, potato salad, cole slaw, and the fried pickles. The Good: The burnt ends and the pulled pork were very good. My wife loved the burnt ends, and I would highly recommend them as well. The Scotch Ale was very good, and wasn't overly malty like some that I've had. I do recommend it. The potato salad was very good, slightly creamy and a nice mix of mayo and mustard. The fried pickles were made with high quality, wavy-cut pickles, and were very tasty. The cole slaw leaned a little too much to the vinegar side for me, but still good. The Bad: The chicken had a nice smoke flavor to it. I'm not a fan of dried out white meat though, and this falls into that category. The brisket was a little on the dry side, and didn't have much of a smoke flavor to it. And The Ugly: The ribs had a little pull to them, and a crunchy top. That said, they were way, waaayy, too salty. Even with an easy-to-drink beer, the ribs were still hard to eat. Now, I love Andouille sausage, but there was way too much red chile flakes in the recipe. There's spicy sausage, and then there is this sausage. Andouille is typically a little spicy, but this was overkill. As for the collard greens, they were also very spicy. My wife loves collard greens, but doesn't like spicy foods; and there was a lot of red chile flakes in them. I've never had collard greens like that, and I certainly don't recommend these to anyone. Entertainment: We sat down the steps in the bar area, which has a nice-size stage for the size of the room. A local band called Turquoise Steel was playing some Rock-Blues, and they sounded great! The Verdict: Nexus Brewery, on Pan American Freeway, makes the best Southern Fried Chicken I've had in New Mexico (I've been in Albuquerque all my 66 years). I think Nexus should stick to making fried chicken and waffles. There are many smokehouses that I would rather eat at than the Nexus Blue Smokehouse.

I'll keep this short, as I am awaiting my bread pudding to come. I'm from Houston out here for work and had a taste for some BBQ and decided to stop by. And Mann I'm damn happy I did. I got the 3 meat ribs, burnt ends, and brisket and everything was well cooked and seasoned. And by GOD GET THE DAMN GREENS!! easily the best food here. Honestly top 3 I've ever had. Idk if they are this good everyday. But on this day they were amazing! Diego was my waiter/hostess and was amazing and accommodating. Got introduced to their "imperial cream ale" and it's a good beer but maybe a little sweet for some. All in all I enjoyed myself here. Will definitely recommend!

Reserved a space for 30 for my daughter's college graduation because we wanted a place that was kid and adult friendly They put us in a room of our own but we asked if we could instead have the outdoor patio as it was a cool fall day (the table and chairs were locked up but we offered to set it up ourselves) and they obliged. We ordered a couple of the big platters but they were sooo good that we ordered 2 more and sincerely- fed like 20 adults and 20 children, had the time of our life and the greatest experience at a brewery EVER! We are grateful for being soo taken care of at such a major life event because we had recently moved to Phoenix and finding a venue during the balloon Fiesta was super challenging. We continue to support and recommend this establishment whenever we can... much ❤️

The experience and the food was awesome loved it

Great location for a meeting. Separate meeting room with excellent AV setup. The food is beyond excellent (especially collard greens) and the beers pair wonderfully.

Wow! Such a great find! This is our first time in New Mexico and didn't realize the barbecue was so good! Service was great and the place is very cute.