Brooks Beast 18

Name: Brooks Beast 18
Brand: Brooks

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 13.3 oz (men's) · 12mm drop

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

How it ranks

The Brooks Beast 18’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 3 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Current estimate: Good

Overall

Good 83

Durability

Good 88

Cushioning

Good 83

Comfort

Decent 75

Value

Decent 70

Appearance

Below average 64

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.

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Confidence

69 Moderate

Moderate 69

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.

Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

Prefer this shoe over another

67% 2/3

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.

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 83. This shoe has moderate confidence. 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

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69 2014 73 2014 75 2017 83 2018 82 2020 78 2016

Release year

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

Beast

2016 · 6 reviews

78 Decent

78 Confidence
Beast 20

2020 · 1 review

82 Good

56 Confidence
Beast 18 This shoe

2018 · 3 reviews

83 Good

69 Confidence
Beast 16

2017 · 4 reviews

75 Decent

58 Confidence
Beast 14

2014 · 1 review

73 Decent

33 Confidence
Beast 12

2014 · 12 reviews

69 Below average

77 Confidence

Runner Ratings

3 ratings

5/5 1

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 13.3 oz (men's)
Release: 2018 Q2
MSRP: $160
Drop: 12mm

Runner reviews

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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