Ralph and Charlie's

Product Type:Juice: Juice Drink; Container: 18 oz Glass
BevNET Review: Made with 20 percent juice, this product is surprisingly big on fruit flavor. And at 18 ounces, it’s literally big as well, with most competing juices coming in 16.9 oz. or less. From a flavor perspective, the product has a decent amount of grapefruit flavor, while there isn’t that much pomegranate flavor to the mix. Instead, you get something that tastes almost like fruit punch, with notes of apple, orange, and grape. It’s sweetened with added sugar, which sits on your tongue for a while, while added gums make the drink a bit too thick. Finally, there’s the packaging, which feels like a take on Nantucket Nectars, complete with two guys’ names (who are pushing a juice brand) and a wholesome looking backdrop. Our biggest issue with this product is its nutritional panel, which mentions a 4 oz. serving size and “about 4” servings per bottle. This creates a deceptive sense of the sugar and calorie content – 50 calories and 12g of sugar per serving (or 225 calories and 54g of sugar per bottle). Overall, a good entry, but there’s still room for improvement with this product.Reviewed on: 6/29/2011

Product Type:Juice: Juice Drink; Container: 18 oz Glass
BevNET Review: Featuring a pretty heavy strawberry flavor, this product would be more appropriately labeled as Strawberry Carrot. In any event, it’s a pleasing flavor (although we wish we could taste more carrot), but not something that’s ground breaking or overly innovative. Instead, it’s filling a spot in the RTD juice category and it does a fine job at that. Packaging is clean and wholesome looking, with a classic Americana style design to the label. However, the graphics look a bit too much like clip art or stock artwork, which, regardless of if that’s the case or not, makes the product feel somewhat devoid of personality. Finally, we are again a bit put off by the 4 ounce serving size that is used on the nutritional panel. Ultimately, this is a good RTD juice cocktail, but not the type that we would imagine anyone going out of their way for. Reviewed on: 6/29/2011

Product Type:Juice: Juice Drink; Container: 18 oz Glass
BevNET Review: Like the other Ralph & Charlie’s flavors, Multi-Vitamin Fruit Infusion starts with a base of 20 percent juice that, in this case, includes a host of different fruits. While the mixture has an almost bright orange color, the flavor, which is best described as a tropical fruit punch, is pretty smooth and mellow, with notes of orange, pineapple, grape, kiwi, and banana. The “multi-vitamin” aspect of the drink comes in the form of vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E, and B vitamins, all of which are at respectable levels. The packaging and branding follow the classic Americana style of the rest of the line, although this is the only flavor that doesn’t use specific fruits in its name. For us, that reduces the appeal relative to the other flavors, especially with the hodgepodge of fruits that appear on the front of the label. Finally, we must again mention that the 4 ounce serving size on the nutrition panel seems like a sly effort to keep this product in line with lower calorie competitors. Still, a very nice tasting juice product. Reviewed on: 6/29/2011