Daily trainer · Stability · Road
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Brooks Beast 14 replaced it
How it ranks
The Brooks Beast 12 trails most daily trainers in our data. Durability and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating is based on 12 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the Beast product line.
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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
77 Moderate
Based on
The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.
“This was the only shoe I could wear and not be in pain when walking or running”
“I started experiencing calf soreness and cramps with a few weeks on running with this shoes”
“Wide fitting has plenty of space in the toe box”
“Can be worn straight out the box, without any need for much running in”
“They are about a pound each, which I expect when I get ultimate support”
“Podiatrist recommended shoe”
“Heavy, reliable”
“A non-Newtonian fluid in the sole, but upon running on it I don't really notice it at all”
“Great shoe for high mileage training”
“The toe box is pretty snug as well”
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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.
Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Beast, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2016 · 6 reviews
78 Decent
78 Confidence
2020 · 1 review
82 Good
56 Confidence
2018 · 3 reviews
83 Good
69 Confidence
2017 · 4 reviews
75 Decent
58 Confidence
2014 · 1 review
73 Decent
33 Confidence
Beast 12 This shoe
2014 · 12 reviews
69 Below average
77 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
ericdchow · Jul 14, 2018
25 mpw
3/5
Overall
djbelisle99 · Mar 25, 2015
35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Saucony Stabil CS 2
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Mar 22, 2015
60 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Stabil CS 3
3/5
Overall
evankd2 · Sep 19, 2014
70 mpw training for a half marathon
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Sep 18, 2014
15 mpw
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