Reader review
Anonymous runner · Jun 27, 2024
4/5
Overall
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 4/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 3/5
Brooks
Beast 18
Daily trainer
· Neutral
· Road
Good
(79/100)
- Weight
- 13.3 oz
- Release
- 2018 Q2
- MSRP
- $160
- Drop Height
- 12mm
Good
(79/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 13.3 oz
- Release
- 2018 Q2
- MSRP
- $160
- Drop Height
- 12mm
Ratings & Reviews
Good (79/100)
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.
Rating breakdown
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Likely rating
Overall
Good (79/100)
Overall rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Good (79/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 58% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Durability
Exceptional (96/100)
Durability rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Exceptional (96/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 93% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Cushioning
Excellent (91/100)
Cushioning rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Excellent (91/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 87% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Comfort
Good (76/100)
Comfort rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Good (76/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 50% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Value
Average (65/100)
Value rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Average (65/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 17% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Appearance
Average (61/100)
Appearance rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Average (61/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 11% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
67%
2/3
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Scores better than 58% of 2,617 running shoes.
Good
Daily Trainers
Scores better than 58% of 1,872 daily trainers.
58%
Brooks
Scores better than 40% of 224 Brooks shoes.
40%
Compared to other shoes
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Current shoe
Reference shoe
Newest
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Best overall
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
13.3 oz M
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Stack
—
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Drop
12mm
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7mm
Release
2018 Q2
2023 Q4
2024 Q2
Newest
MSRP
$160
Lower MSRP
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$200
Best price
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Average (58%)
—
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Average (50%)
—
Exceptional (99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Very good (87%)
—
Exceptional (99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Excellent (93%)
—
Exceptional (99%)
Best durability
Appearance
Bottom tier (11%)
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Exceptional (98%)
Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (17%)
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Very good (86%)
Best value
Where to buy
No offers available
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Reader Ratings
3 reader ratings
Showing 1–2 of 2 written reviews
Best Motion Control out There
Anonymous runner · Jul 25, 2019
5/5
Overall
Have suffered from shin splints and lower leg pain for many years. The Brooks Beast has eliminated all that for me, perfect balance of weight as well. Literally can’t run in any other shoe! These are amazing!
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5