The Nexus Brewery is the brainchild of Ken Carson, a former banker who once served as the state’s banking commissioner, and a craft beer enthusiast who who loved visiting breweries from state to state. He chose the name Nexus because it reflects his desire to create a sense of community–and as a tribute to Star Trek The Next Generation where in “the Nexus,” circumstances are whatever you want them to be. For Duke City diners lamenting the absence of non-chain Cajun food and something better than the Colonel’s fried chicken, the circumstances are exactly as we want them at Nexus where both are offered along with what Carson terms “New Mexican soul food.”
New Mexican soul food is a combination of Southern and Cajun entrees honoring both the Carson family’s Southern roots and their adopted home’s New Mexican favorites. Nexus may have the only menu in which red chile nachos share space on the appetizer menu with fried pickles and fried okra. Signature dishes include both home-style open faced enchiladas and Southern fried chicken and waffles. Everything is made fresh in the brewery’s kitchen. The Southern fried chicken, in fact, takes 25 minutes to prepare because it’s made to order so it arrives at your table steaming hot.
In 2019, Ken opened his second Nexus concept called Nexus Blue Smokehouse. Just as Nexus Brewery brought the best New Mexican Soul food to you, Nexus Blue Smokehouse is bringing the very best New Mexican BBQ featuring our red chili BBQ sauce and an awesome Pit Master Crew.
Ken and Nexus are inviting investors to participate in funding and expanding the smokehouse location. There is an opportunity to expand and renovate further into the vacant space attached to the location, which will allow for more seating. This will not only increase revenues during COVID-19, as the location can seat more patrons with comfortable distancing, but will be a valuable improvement as the business continues to grow.
