It seems absolutely wild to me that this is the first time Fitz's is making an appearance on my blog. Living in the Midwest, I have seen them for years. Subconsciously I must have just been putting them off. Fitz's hails from St. Louis, MO. But as I've mentioned before, some time in the late 1990's or early 2000's they has a small bottling operation viewable through a window at Kansas City's Union Station, which only lasted a few years as it's no longer there. They began in 1947 producing root beer for the Fitz's drive-in, a burger joint. Both sodas and burgers ceased to be made any longer when they closed shop in 1976. Fitz's sodas made a return in 1985, but I don't know if the ownership of the brand had traded hands by then or not.
As the weather is finally beginning to warm up, this feels like a good time to review some refreshing flavors for summer. This bottle features a wonderful lime scent on opening the bottle. Owing to the cane sugar, the sweetness is rounded nicely and I get a nice sweet citrus pop of flavor when taking a swig. It has a subtle amount of carbonation. I feel like the tartness appears closer to the finish. Overall, this is a nice soda with good flavor that doesn't become too tart and also isn't overly sugary. Definitely a good choice for some summer cookouts.
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