It was a lemon flavoured alcoholic beverage that is widely considered to have been the "world’s first brewed alcoholic lemonade"[1] (despite the pre-existence of traditional drinks like sima), paving the way for similar products such as Hooper's Hooch and Mike's Hard Lemonade.

Two Dogs was created in 1993 by the South Australian brewer Duncan MacGillivray.

[1][2] The tale behind the drink says that MacGillivray, an owner of a small brewery and pub in South Australia, was having a beer with some friends who owned a lemon farm.

The product was acquired by the French alcoholic beverage company Pernod Ricard in 1995,[2] who owned the brand until 2006, when it was sold to the Kirin Brewery Company of Japan.

[3] Two Dogs was brought to the United Kingdom in 1995, where the rights to manufacture and distribute the product were originally owned by the cider maker Merrydown,[4][5] but the distribution rights were sold to Scottish Courage in 1997.