Brooks Beast 18

Name: Brooks Beast 18
Brand: Brooks

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 13.3 oz · 12mm drop

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Beast 20 replaced it

How it ranks

The Brooks Beast 18 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Durability and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 3 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the Beast product line. Another 9 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Current estimate: Good

85/100

Overall

Good 85

Durability

Excellent 94

Cushioning

Good 89

Comfort

Decent 76

Value

Below average 64

Appearance

Bottom-tier 60

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.

See the product line's history

Confidence

43/100

Low 43

Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 3 runner ratings.

Prefer this shoe over another

67% 2/3

Where to buy

No offers available

Affiliate links included. They never affect our ratings.

Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers rate durability 4.7 out of 5, and one runs 50 miles a week in it.
One of three reviewers so far says it ended years of shin splints and lower leg pain.

Cons

It weighs 13.3 oz in the men's version.
Reviewers rate value 4.0 out of 5, its lowest dimension.

Beast 18 rates 85. This shoe has low certainty. See how we rate shoes.

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

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Beast

2016 · 6 reviews

85 Good

56 Confidence
Beast 20

2020 · 1 review

78 Decent

34 Confidence
Beast 18 This shoe

2018 · 3 reviews

85 Good

43 Confidence
Beast 16

2017 · 4 reviews

76 Decent

50 Confidence
Beast 14

2014 · 1 review

83 Good

18 Confidence
Beast 12

2014 · 12 reviews

71 Decent

50 Confidence

Reader Ratings

3 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

See written reviews Write a review

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 13.3 oz
Release: 2018 Q2
MSRP: $160
Drop Height: 12mm

Runner reviews

Write a review

Reader review

4/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jun 27, 2024

Comfort: 4/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 3/5

Best Motion Control out There

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!

Anonymous runner · Jul 25, 2019

50 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Max Motion