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 (80/100)
- Weight
- 13.3 oz
- Release
- 2018 Q2
- MSRP
- $160
- Drop Height
- 12mm
Good (80/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 13.3 oz
- Release
- 2018 Q2
- MSRP
- $160
- Drop Height
- 12mm
Ratings & Reviews
Good (80/100)
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.
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This score rates better than 60% of shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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Likely rating
Overall
Good (80/100)
Overall ranking
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.
Estimate
Good (80/100)
Rank
Ranks above 60% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Durability
Exceptional (95/100)
Durability ranking
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Estimate
Exceptional (95/100)
Rank
Ranks above 93% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Cushioning
Excellent (91/100)
Cushioning ranking
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Estimate
Excellent (91/100)
Rank
Ranks above 86% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Comfort
Good (76/100)
Comfort ranking
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Estimate
Good (76/100)
Rank
Ranks above 49% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Value
Below average (65/100)
Value ranking
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.
Estimate
Below average (65/100)
Rank
Ranks above 16% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Appearance
Below average (61/100)
Appearance ranking
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.
Estimate
Below average (61/100)
Rank
Ranks above 11% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the score 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
Better than 60% of 2,526 running shoes ranked.
Good (80/100)
Daily Trainers
Better than 61% of 1,834 daily trainers ranked.
61%
Brooks
Worse than 58% of 220 Brooks shoes ranked.
42%
Compared to other shoes
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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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8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
—
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40/35mm
Drop
12mm
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5mm
Release
2018 Q2
2023 Q4
Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
$160
Lower MSRP
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$165
Best price
—
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$164.99
Ratings
Overall
Average (60%)
—
Exceptional (>99%)
Best overall
Comfort
Average (49%)
—
Exceptional (>99%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Very good (86%)
—
Exceptional (>99%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Excellent (93%)
Best durability
—
Good (80%)
Appearance
Bottom tier (11%)
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Very good (81%)
Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (16%)
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Good (74%)
Best value
Where to buy
No offers available
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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