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 * Name of article: Anheuser-Busch brands
 * Beer has a major economic impact in the Unites States and Anheuser-Busch brands controls slightly under half of the beer market in 2016

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, it describes the company Anheuser-Busch
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Yes, it details a few of the major sections which are different breweries of Anheuser-Busch brands
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No, all information is present
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * It is very short and to the point, yet isn't too light in information

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, it talks about the different breweries in which Anheuser-Busch operates
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * As far as I know on the subject, yes. The last edit was made February 18, 2020
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * I feel that the content present does belong, however, some sections are lacking in the information provided

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes, the article doesn't appear to have opinions and seems to be based on factual evidence
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * None from what I could see
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * The more popular beer brands in the list do have more content, but this, I believe is due to the fact that there appears to be more information and/or a longer history associated with some of the brands and their variants.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No, because it all appears to be stating facts on the history/purpose for the beers rather than opinions

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Some of the information about how the beer is supposed to taste isn't supported
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Unfortunately some of the citations are linked to the Anheuser-Busch website, which could be seen as biased.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Some are a little dated, but that may be due to the lack of new information surrounding some of the topics, like some of the variants that are discontinued.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * None of the links to the Anheuser-Busch website pages worked

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes, everything seems easy to understand and flows well
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Not that I was able to find
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Yes, images of different variants are provided for some of the topics
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Some images could be captioned better
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Yes

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * People are disputing whether or not some facts are true and if they find them to be not true then people proceed to remove them
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * It is a C-class and it is a part of the WikiProject beer
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * It lacks information in many of the topics

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The last edits in the talk section was in 2018 and the last edit was in February 2020
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * It appears to have many users who follow the article and that participate
 * How can the article be improved?
 * There could be more information provided for some topics in the article, for example, the topic on Bud bud light seltzer
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I would say the article is underdeveloped

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:Anheuser-Busch brands