This is one of the better root beers that I’ve had with only one negative that brings it just shy of the best of the best. Saranac has been in business since the late 1800s, and Prohibition made them start brewing root beer. With such a long track record, they have proven themselves with a root beer that has a harsh, sharp bite with a vanilla aftertaste that doesn’t linger too long. The only thing I don’t care for is after drinking, there was a sweetness that lingered in my mouth. Regardless, it’s still one of the top root beers that I’ve tried.
It’s been years (2019) since I reviewed the original Fitz root beer. I haven’t tried it since largely because with a few exceptions (Sprecher, Barq’s, A&W, & Dang) it’s onward to new root beers I haven’t tried before. It’s been so long since I had Fitz’s, the pride of Missouri, that I had to re-read the review to get my mind set for the diet version. I said the original version was clean, crisp, light tasting with a nice vanilla aftertaste. And honestly, that would be a good description of this one. It’s incredibly light tasting and because it’s diet, it’s not sweet at all. I got a little whiff of aspartame in the aftertaste but unlike a lot of diet drinks, it’s barely noticeable. For a diet drink, this is totally serviceable for those looking to save some calories & considering there wasn’t anything that turned me off and grading on a no sugar curve, it’s an above average drink. If I ever completely run out of root beers to revi. 
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