diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 5953b36097..d5c9730fb0 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -2918,8 +2918,32 @@ class Formula
     #
     # If `satisfy` returns `false` then a bottle will not be used and instead
     # the {Formula} will be built from source and `reason` will be printed.
-    def pour_bottle?(&block)
+    #
+    # Alternatively, a preset reason can be passed as a symbol:
+    # <pre>pour_bottle? reason: :clt_required</pre>
+    def pour_bottle?(reason: nil, &block)
       @pour_bottle_check = PourBottleCheck.new(self)
+
+      if reason.present? && block.present?
+        raise ArgumentError, "Do not pass both a reason and a block to `pour_bottle?`"
+      end
+
+      block ||= case reason
+      when :clt_required
+        lambda do |_|
+          on_macos do
+            T.cast(self, PourBottleCheck).reason(+<<~EOS)
+              The bottle needs the Apple Command Line Tools to be installed.
+                You can install them, if desired, with:
+                  xcode-select --install
+            EOS
+            T.cast(self, PourBottleCheck).satisfy { MacOS::CLT.installed? }
+          end
+        end
+      else
+        raise ArgumentError, "Invalid `pour_bottle?` reason" if reason.present?
+      end
+
       @pour_bottle_check.instance_eval(&block)
     end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/formula_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/formula_spec.rb
index 2cdb36c091..79f484096e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/formula_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/formula_spec.rb
@@ -995,6 +995,65 @@ describe Formula do
 
       expect(f).to pour_bottle
     end
+
+    it "returns false with `reason: :clt_required` on macOS", :needs_macos do
+      # Pretend CLT is not installed
+      allow(MacOS::CLT).to receive(:installed?).and_return(false)
+
+      f = formula "foo" do
+        url "foo-1.0"
+
+        pour_bottle? reason: :clt_required
+      end
+
+      expect(f).not_to pour_bottle
+    end
+
+    it "returns true with `reason: :clt_required` on macOS", :needs_macos do
+      # Pretend CLT is installed
+      allow(MacOS::CLT).to receive(:installed?).and_return(true)
+
+      f = formula "foo" do
+        url "foo-1.0"
+
+        pour_bottle? reason: :clt_required
+      end
+
+      expect(f).to pour_bottle
+    end
+
+    it "returns true with `reason: :clt_required` on Linux", :needs_linux do
+      f = formula "foo" do
+        url "foo-1.0"
+
+        pour_bottle? reason: :clt_required
+      end
+
+      expect(f).to pour_bottle
+    end
+
+    it "throws an error if passed both a symbol and a block" do
+      expect do
+        formula "foo" do
+          url "foo-1.0"
+
+          pour_bottle? reason: :clt_required do
+            reason "true reason"
+            satisfy { true }
+          end
+        end
+      end.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "Do not pass both a reason and a block to `pour_bottle?`")
+    end
+
+    it "throws an error if passed an invalid symbol" do
+      expect do
+        formula "foo" do
+          url "foo-1.0"
+
+          pour_bottle? reason: :foo
+        end
+      end.to raise_error(ArgumentError, "Invalid `pour_bottle?` reason")
+    end
   end
 
   describe "alias changes" do