Update 5/14/16:
As of early May 2016, it looks like the good stuff from Clover is back! Probably just an inventory adjustment or they read my post and changed their mind.
Looks like my favorite, Clover produced Half & Half and Heavy Whipping Cream is disappearing from shelves of Bay Area Trader Joe’s stores. For years this was my favorite place to buy these products. The cream from Clover’s Northern California is superior to many other producers. Products labeled as Trader Joe’s Heavy Whipping Cream and Organic Whipping Cream (from Clover plant 06-691) are currently being replaced by Rockview (plant 06-98), a Southern California product that can’t compare. The heavy cream is slightly thicker in consistency but virtually tasteless. Reminds me of some other Ultra Pasteurized products, where the flavor is virtually cooked out of it. Clover’s had a clearly superior ‘cream’ taste – the difference is like night and day! What’s also unfortunate is that these products now have to be shipped all the way up from Los Angeles instead of nearby Marin Sonoma County.
Nearby Sonoma County. Not Marin.