Remember how we told you that the Great Lakes brews great beers? Echo writers knew we weren’t alone in our fascination with the region’s ales, lagers, malts and stouts. But we weren’t so savvy to propose and film a TV show about them, which is what producer Matt Renner and host Amy Sherman have done.

The “Great American Brew Trail” will showcase Great Lakes breweries — about 80 percent of them in Michigan — when it premiers on PBS stations this fall. Beers in other regions will follow.

Check out the trailer, which features Saugatuck Brewing Company: