Of the more mainstream root beers that are easily available (IBC, Barq’s, A&W) Mug is what I call the forgotten little brother of the bunch. In fact, it’s taken me this long to realize I have yet to do a formal review of it. It’s a serviceable root beer and I’m willing to even call it above average when, honestly, it tastes about average to me. There’s no bite like Barq’s, it’s nowhere near as creamy as A&W, and there’s no nostalgia that I have with this brand like I do with IBC. It’s a safe root beer and honestly you could do a lot worse. But when there’s better mainstream alternatives, why waste your time? There’s a reason why I haven’t reviewed it until now & it’s taken me this long to realize why.
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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