I'm a forefoot striker and also don't care for minimalist shoes. I'm currently alternating between the Newton Distance S and the Saucony Kinvara 2. Both shoes have above average forefoot cushioning and both are designed for forefoot strikers. I haven't tried the other shoes mentioned in this thread, but I can give you feedback on these two.
These two shoes are quite different. The Distance S has a firm feel whereas the Kinvara 2 is soft to the point of feeling squishy. It takes a few miles to break in the Distance S forefoot pads (or maybe it just takes a few miles to get used to them). The Kinvara is good to go right out of the box. I don't like a squishy shoe, but after a couple of miles I was able to ignore the feel.
Both shoes have very low toe-to-heel rise. The distance S is 2mm and the Kinvara 2 is 4mm. A regular non-minimalist shoe is 10-11mm and you notice the lower heel on both shoes right away. After a few weeks, regular shoes now feel awkward, like running tippy-toes. There was some mild calf soreness at first, but as a forefoot striker already, it was minor for me and probably would be for you... assuming you don't go out for a 16 miler on your first run in them.
On track, the Distance S is a better shoe for me because the softness of the track combined with Kinvara felt like running on carpet. The distance S felt bouncy by comparison. On slow runs, the Kinvara feels better. At tempo, either shoe is fine.
Subjectively, it feels like the Distance S is returning energy while the Kinvara 2 is cushioning impact. That's probably not what is really happening, but it's the best I can do to describe the difference.
Both shoes showed noticeable wear on the forefoot pads after a few miles. Once the wear was clear enough to show a pattern, I just added at thin coating of Shoe Goo in those spots. I kept it thin to keep from adding any weight to the shoes. I have 100 miles on the Kinvara 2's and 200 on the Newtons. Other than the outsole wear (now stopped with shoe goo), both shoes still feel new. I've been told that the Newtons last a long time, so the cost isn't so bad when that is factored in.
In the rain, the Kinvara 2 drains great. I ran through some puddles yesterday that would have left me with a heavy shoe in my traditional shoes, but not in the Kinvara. (I've not yet run in the rain in the Newtons so I can't comment on them.) Both shoes are adequate for trails, but you can definitely feel the rocks with the Kinvara 2.
The Kinvara's are cheap to the point of buying a pair on a whim (I paid $67 for mine), whereas the Newtons are pricy, but my previous experience with forefoot airbags (the Distance S has airbags under the pads) was that they lasted longer for me as a forefoot striker than other shoes.