SOMERVILLE - Each month, Project P.U.B. acts as a rotating brewpub, where it chooses one specific brewery to feature in a tap takeover as well as in a new food menu, with fare designed to be paired with that brewery’s beers.

April at Project P.U.B., however, will be a bit more homegrown.

Following a busy few weeks of collaborating with seven different New Jersey breweries, seven of Project P.U.B.'s 12 taps in April will feature beers created by restaurant staff members alongside Garden State brewers from Flounder Brewing Co., Icarus Brewing, River Horse Brewing Company, Brotherton Brewing Company, Czig Meister Brewing and 902 Brewing Company and Brix City Brewing.

“I am always looking for something fun, new, challenging and exciting to get my hands on. Since we are not able to brew here but we work very closely with each brewery it only made sense to me to see if we could brew there,” said Mike Proske, owner of Project P.U.B. “That, and I always wanted to have an opportunity to make something new that people will enjoy. I think it will be really cool to see our beers available at other places.”

The collaboration beers, which feature several different styles including a Berliner Wiess, a Big Pastry Stout, a Big Brother IPA and an American Brown Ale, will be found throughout the Garden State including at the breweries themselves, but Project P.U.B. will be the only place where they will all be able to found on tap and specifically paired to one of the monthly menu items.

“We worked really closely with each brewer to choose a recipe and ingredients that not only stayed true to style, but showcased flavor and drinkability,” said Proske.

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Project P.U.B. staff members actively participated in the one-day brewing process, which including mashing of the grains and the hop additions, before the beers were transferred to fermentation tanks, where they sat for about two weeks.

Proske said that although he would love to do more collaborations in the future, he doubts that they will be on the same scale as the April efforts due to the logistical difficulties of finalizing the same beer release date for seven different breweries and brewers, keeping beer style in mind.

“It’s worse than herding cats, but it was a fun challenge,” he said.

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According to Proske, it’s the community of the New Jersey beer scene that makes the local movement so special, and one that Project P.U.B. has become an integral part of since they opened above Tapastre, another beer-focused eatery owned by Proske, in February of 2017.

“Each brewery has their own little local community around them, as do we here in Somerville,” he said. “Connecting these communities and building a larger network of enthusiasts is what makes all of this work. Everyone involved is here for the right reasons, the love of the brew. And that’s what we are looking to showcase.”

At a glance

Collaboration month at Project P.U.B.

When: April 1-30

Where: 41 N Bridge St, Somerville

Contact: 908-393-5211, projectpubnj.com

Staff Writer Jenna Intersimone: 908-303-8390, JIntersimone@MyCentralJersey.com