I’ve been beginning to think that I have been too harsh/critical of root beers as of late. Bedford’s has reminded me that when a root beer is good, then it will stand leagues over the ones that are not. It’s nice to have a root beer that’s not watered down or tastes only of wintergreen. I was a bit hesitant that it’s from the Pacific Northwest as a previous root beer I had, Thomas Kemper, was a poor tasting drink. Bedford’s has a nice rooty flavor up front, with a caramel/vanilla taste that mixes pretty good. The only thing that’s a little odd is the slight fruity aftertaste. Almost cherry-like. Not bad but it threw me off. Overall, it’s an above average root beer.
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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