The Beast's 16 are great shoes.  When you have multiple foot issues like I do, finding any type of shoe that is comfortable for a day of walking concrete floors as a teacher is a definite bonus.  I have three pairs of Brooks Addiction that I found to be ultra comfortable and after reading a review, decided to give the Beast 16's a try.  Brooks said they tended to run about a half size small, so I followed their suggestion and up mine from 10 to 10 1/2 .  Their may be a bit more space in the toe box, the shoes feel great on my feet.  Can you ask for more?