Ruby Red Squirt

Ruby Red Squirt is a citrus flavored drink and I may be getting ahead of myself by discussing a spinoff before the original but as fate would have it, I had a bottle of Ruby Red Squirt around. The Squirt brand has changed hands several times over the years and is currently produced under the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group umbrella of products. Ruby Red was introduced in 1993 and is labeled as a citrus-berry flavor. The drink has the citrus scent you'd expect from a citrus soda and I found it to have a slightly higher amount of carbonation than your average soda. It has a sweet grapefruit flavor without the pucker-inducing tartness. While they may have intended this to be a different flavor, in my opinion the difference from original Squirt in flavor is pretty negligible, however Ruby Red includes caffeine, which the original does not. That being said, it is a good choice for those who drink soda with breakfast or are looking for a mid-morning refreshing beverage.