Technology Star Trek: Enterprise · 2154

Andorian ale

Blue alcoholic drink from Andoria

A strong blue ale brewed by the Andorians, shared by Commander Shran and Jonathan Archer in Enterprise and mentioned as a prized drink in later centuries.

Andorian ale is an alcoholic drink from Andoria, as blue as the people who make it.
In Enterprise it is the drink of Commander Shran of the Andorian Imperial Guard, who shares a bottle with Captain Archer during the fourth-season story that begins with Babel One, set in 2154, as their wary friendship deepens. Archer discovers that it is considerably stronger than it looks.
The ale is also referred to in series set later in the timeline as one of the better-known exotic drinks of the Federation, alongside Saurian brandy and Romulan ale. Its colour invites confusion with the latter, but unlike Romulan ale it has never been subject to an embargo.