Clover Sonoma Ice Cream
Back since April 2026 in California stores. The 2022 exit was real and company-confirmed; the resurrection took three and a half years and a trade-show stage.
Last verified Nov 7, 2026
The Petaluma dairy handed out fair ice cream for decades before selling a single retail scoop in 2015 — twelve organic flavors, including one made with Racer 5 IPA.
Filed under: Frozen & Dairy · the ’00s & later
📅 Timeline
- 2015First retail ice cream line launched April 22 — twelve organic flavors, exclusive for six months to local independents and Whole Foods.
- 2017Relaunched as an 11-flavor premium line under the dairy's new Clover Sonoma name.
- 2022Clover told retailers in September it was exiting ice cream; the exit was publicly confirmed December 13 — 'a very crowded and competitive category,' per CEO Ken Gott.
- 2026Returned with the super-premium 'Scoop of the Century' line, announced at Expo West and launched April 6 in California stores at $9.99 a tub.
❓ People also ask
Is Clover Sonoma ice cream back?
Yes — the 'Scoop of the Century' super-premium line reached California stores in April 2026, three and a half years after the 2022 exit.
Why did Clover quit ice cream in 2022?
CEO Ken Gott told the Petaluma Argus-Courier the category sat outside the dairy's core manufacturing and distribution and was 'very crowded and competitive.'
What was special about the original line?
It was organic, grew out of decades of free scoops at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, and included 'Hoppy Hour' — a flavor made with Bear Republic's Racer 5 IPA.
🧾 Sources
- Petaluma Argus-Courier, Clover Sonoma ice cream is no more, company confirms (2022)
- Nosh (company release), It's a Scoop! Clover Launches New Cowlifornia-Made Organic Ice Cream Line (2015)
- Nosh (company release), Clover Sonoma Brings the 'Scoop of the Century' to Expo West 2026 (2026)
- KTVU, Clover Sonoma, a familiar brand, giving up on ice cream (2022)