Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jul 9, 2019
30 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Brooks Beast 16
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 13.2 oz · 12mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Beast 18 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Beast 16 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 4 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the Beast product line. Another 8 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Decent
76/100
Overall
76
Cushioning
94
Durability
93
Comfort
88
Value
64
Appearance
62
Confidence
50
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
50/100
Prefer this shoe over another
25% 1/4
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- All four reviewers rate comfort and cushioning 5 out of 5, and one uses it for big mileage.
- Durability rates 4 or 5 out of 5 from all four reviewers.
Cons
- It lists at $160, above the $150 median for daily trainers on sale, and value is among its lowest-rated dimensions.
- At 13.2 oz it is far above the 8.9 oz median for daily trainers on sale, and one reviewer calls it a heavy shoe.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Confidence
50
60
70
80
90
100
25
50
75
100
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Beast
Each dot is one version of the Beast, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
40
60
80
100
71
2014
83
2014
76
2017
85
2018
78
2020
85
2016
Release year
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 13.2 oz
- Release
- 2017 Q3
- MSRP
- $160
- Drop Height
- 12mm
Runner reviews
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Feb 7, 2018
40 mpw came from the Brooks Adrenaline GTS 18
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Shoe for big people
4/5
Overall
Heavy shoe, but good for big mileage and tall people
Anonymous runner · Feb 6, 2018
60 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 2/5
- Value
- 2/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability
Stability
Neutral
Weight
13.2 oz M
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8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
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40/35mm
Drop
12mm
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5mm
Release
2017 Q3
2020
2023 Q1
Newest
MSRP
$160
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$145
Lower MSRP
Best price
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Decent (76)
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Exceptional (99)
Best overall
Comfort
Good (88)
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Exceptional (99)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Excellent (94)
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Exceptional (99)
Best cushioning
Durability
Excellent (93)
Best durability
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Very good (92)
Appearance
Below average (62)
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Very good (91)
Best appearance
Value
Below average (64)
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Good (88)
Best value
Brooks Beast 16 In Context
More on the Brooks Beast
- Brooks Beast 20
- Brooks Beast 2020
- Brooks Beast 18 next version
- Brooks Beast previous version
- Brooks Beast 12
- Brooks Beast 14
Reviewers Also Ran In
- Brooks Adrenaline GTS 18 1 runner