Drink dispenser A drink dispenser was a device utilized in the mess hall of for providing the crew with various beverages , including coffee , hot tea , iced tea , hot cocoa , and cola . The drinks machine had a limited selection of Vulcan beverages , though it was able to produce Vulcan tea . ( ) The dispenser had a small compartment where mugs could be placed , which could be manually opened and closed . ( ) History . In 2151 , Sub - Commander T ' Pol ordered carbonated water from the dispenser , prompting Doctor Phlox to sarcastically comment on how " adventurous " she was being . T ' Pol and Phlox were both surprised , however , when a brownish , viscous fluid was deposited instead , the result of one of a multitude of shipboard malfunctions caused by a cloak ed Xyrillian vessel hiding in " Enterprise " s plasma wake . ( ) Later that year , Commander Tucker ordered cold milk from the dispenser to compliment a serving of pecan pie , where he ran into T ' Pol , who then ordered green tea from the machine . ( ) One night , less than a year later , T ' Pol ordered hot mint tea from the dispenser . After Tolaris arrived , he asked her if she could show him how to use the machine , which she did ; T ' Pol placed an empty mug in the dispenser and ordered , for him , another hot mint tea . ( ) When Tucker met Captain Archer in the mess hall shortly afterwards , the captain declined Tucker offering him a drink from the dispenser . Hence , Tucker instead ordered a beverage for himself only , again obtaining cold milk from the machine . ( ) While " Enterprise " was subsequently being ransacked by Ferengi pirate s , Archer diverted the attention of one of the Ferengi , Krem , who alone was guarding the captain in a corridor , by asking him to fetch a glass of water from the drink dispenser . Archer explained to Krem that the water came out of the dispenser and Krem soon thereafter returned with the beverage . ( ) In 2153 , T ' Pol obtained a cup of tea from the drink dispenser , while she and Phlox were the only individuals in the mess hall . ( ) Later that year , Captain Archer ordered coffee with cream from the drink dispenser late at night , while impatiently waiting for " Enterprise " to catch up to an Earth vessel which had been appropriated by unknown , cybernetic organisms . ( ) Later in 2153 , Lieutenant Malcolm Reed opened the compartment in the drink dispenser where mugs were placed , then placed a mug inside , and ordered hot black tea . ( ) He subsequently used the dispenser to order black coffee during a break from making extensive repairs to " Enterprise " s tactical systems , eliciting surprise on Commander Tucker ' s part , as Reed usually ordered tea . ( ) After an " eventful " night in December of the same year , the drink dispenser was being used by T ' Pol when Tucker entered the mess hall . He used it after her , ordering a strong coffee , then followed her away from the machine . ( ) Following the Battle of Azati Prime in 2154 , the drink dispenser was in a state of disrepair . The sections of the device that were usually lit up were dark instead . ( ) Later the same year , Captain Archer ordered coffee from the drink dispenser , prior to chatting with Dr . Phlox while still in the mess hall . ( ) Also in 2154 , a female sciences division crew member used the drink dispenser at a reception for Tellarite visitors aboard " Enterprise " . The machine was operated by her while Archer , T ' Pol and Tucker had a conversation nearby . ( ) While " Enterprise " was orbiting Andoria shortly thereafter , Commander Tucker obtained a cup of strong coffee from the drink dispenser . ( ) In 2155 , Ensign Hoshi Sato and Minister Nathan Samuels had a conversation while standing next to the dispenser . Sato meanwhile obtained a drink for Samuels from the machine , which she then gave him . She left the dispenser to answer a call from Captain Archer , who contacted her communicator with news that a traitor had been discovered amongst the crew of " Enterprise " . Samuels remained at the machine , as Sato asked him to do , when she subsequently left the mess hall , though he was joined there moments later by Lieutenant Reed and Ensign Travis Mayweather . ( )