Denton Keltner, Cynthia Doten, and their partners looked years for the perfect location to open a craft beer tap house until coming across 817 Ohio Avenue. It had everything they were looking for including location, ample parking, and enough room to do anything they wanted. They love the 
location and are excited to be participating in the growth of downtown. Dent: “We couldn’t have picked a better location.”
Within the space there will be two venues, one live entertainment room that will host music, comedy and special events, while the front area can remain open to patrons that do not wish to view the entertainment. This massive facility boasts approximately 2500 square foot in the main bar and dining area, a 1500 square foot kitchen, and the live entertainment portion of the venue is a whopping 4000 square feet. If that’s not enough room to move, the front patio will be 500 square feet and the covered side patio is 1500 square feet with a fire pit.
With plans to open in early fall, Half Pint will maintain a rotation of 36 craft beers and 4 wines on tap, along with brick oven specialty pizzas and a menu of appetizers. They will focus on providing quality meals with minimal wait time to make it lunch crowd friendly.
Research into the history of this building led to very few photographs, but what did turn up is that it was built in 1912 by Otis T. Bacon, the first mayor of Wichita Falls. The name “Half Pint” comes from an unexpected treasure that was dug up while working on the plumbing. Discovered about four feet below the foundation was a cluster of old bottles. The ones that were still intact were half pint whiskey bottles manufactured by a company that went out of business in 1936. The best guess of how they had gotten there is that the original construction crew tossed them in a hole at the end of a long day of working on the structure. Cynthia said “we scrubbed and cleaned the bottles as good as we could and plan to display them.” Half Pint Taphouse sounds like a full serving of fun!
