Derek Brown leaned into his punk rock past to help himself (and others) drink more mindfully.
Most of what Derek Brown needed to know about life, he learned from punk and hardcore music. That includes finding the courage to be publiclywhile also being one of the most respected bartenders in the business. In a phone interview a couple days after his 48th birthday, Brown was feeling a little rough. Not from overconsumption; rather, he'd celebrated by going out to see a couple D.C. bands he'd loved growing up and stayed out to catch up with friends he hadn't seen in a few years.
Even with this reinforcement, he struggled for stability in other aspects of his life. Brown dropped out of high school, moved out on his own when he was 16, and started picking up jobs in restaurants. There, the dysregulation of his upbringing felt familiar and away from the straight edge scene, substance use didn't seem quite so taboo. "There is a lot of abuse in kitchens, but this was a little bit more loving than abusive.
Out one night with a friend, Brown decided to drop some acid. He took a hit, decided it wasn't working, then took a second and possibly a third, he can't recall. 14 hours later, he found himself in a bathtub blasting classical music, trying to calm down. "The experience I could only describe as soul-scraping. I was so low, I felt terrible in every way. And I thought that was it."
Terrifying as it was, Brown began to have conversations with close friends who were incredibly supportive, and the further he ventured out from his inner circle, the more solid the ground beneath him felt. "A lot of people are hurting. It might not be the same thing that I'm hurting from, but they understood. It was so heartwarming to know that people could accept my story.
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