MILTON, Del. --- Dogfish Head's announcement on Thursday that it would be merging with the Boston Brewing Company sent shockwaves in Sussex County, leaving many wondering what changes would result from the change.

Dogfish Head President Sam Calagione said in an interview Thursday that there would not be a lot of change to the existing operations at the company's Milton facility. He said the merger was not about finding efficiencies or cost-cutting.

But in a blog post, Calagione said he and his wife Mariah would be investing almost the entirety of the proceeds from the deal back into the merged company and he would join Boston Brewing Company's board of directors. But he also noted that a some of it will be heading back to Delaware's communities.

"The remaining Boston Beer stock that we retain will establish the Beer & Benevolence Foundation to support local charitable efforts that align with Dogfish Head’s off-centered mission," he said.

The news was welcome to Kevin Gilmore with Habitat for Humanity, whose organization has done a lot of work with Dogfish Head in recent years.

"It's just fantastic that they want to continue that support through that foundation from whatever means in our backyard."

Editor's note: Dogfish Head Brewery co-founder Mariah Calagione is on the board of directors of Draper Holdings, owner of WBOC.