diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb
index 1802991dfc..8c3b238a07 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ module HomebrewArgvExtension
     !ENV["HOMEBREW_DEVELOPER"].nil?
   end
 
+  def skip_or_later_bottles?
+    homebrew_developer? && !ENV["HOMEBREW_SKIP_OR_LATER_BOTTLES"].nil?
+  end
+
   def no_sandbox?
     include?("--no-sandbox") || !ENV["HOMEBREW_NO_SANDBOX"].nil?
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/utils/bottles.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/utils/bottles.rb
index 09bb7027b7..7db7f48b24 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/utils/bottles.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/mac/utils/bottles.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@ module Utils
       alias generic_find_matching_tag find_matching_tag
 
       def find_matching_tag(tag)
-        generic_find_matching_tag(tag) ||
-          find_older_compatible_tag(tag)
+        # Used primarily by developers testing beta macOS releases.
+        if OS::Mac.prerelease? && ARGV.skip_or_later_bottles?
+          generic_find_matching_tag(tag)
+        else
+          generic_find_matching_tag(tag) ||
+            find_older_compatible_tag(tag)
+        end
       end
 
       def tag_without_or_later(tag)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/bottles/collector_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/bottles/collector_spec.rb
index 2efdb01631..8a438193dd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/bottles/collector_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/utils/bottles/collector_spec.rb
@@ -20,9 +20,25 @@ describe Utils::Bottles::Collector do
     end
 
     it "uses older tags when needed", :needs_macos do
-      subject[:yosemite] = "foo"
-      expect(subject.fetch_checksum_for(:yosemite)).to eq(["foo", :yosemite])
-      expect(subject.fetch_checksum_for(:mavericks)).to be nil
+      subject[:mavericks] = "foo"
+      expect(subject.send(:find_matching_tag, :mavericks)).to eq(:mavericks)
+      expect(subject.send(:find_matching_tag, :yosemite)).to eq(:mavericks)
+    end
+
+    it "does not use older tags when requested not to", :needs_macos do
+      allow(ARGV).to receive(:skip_or_later_bottles?).and_return(true)
+      allow(OS::Mac).to receive(:prerelease?).and_return(true)
+      subject[:mavericks] = "foo"
+      expect(subject.send(:find_matching_tag, :mavericks)).to eq(:mavericks)
+      expect(subject.send(:find_matching_tag, :yosemite)).to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "ignores HOMEBREW_SKIP_OR_LATER_BOTTLES on release versions", :needs_macos do
+      allow(ARGV).to receive(:skip_or_later_bottles?).and_return(true)
+      allow(OS::Mac).to receive(:prerelease?).and_return(false)
+      subject[:mavericks] = "foo"
+      expect(subject.send(:find_matching_tag, :mavericks)).to eq(:mavericks)
+      expect(subject.send(:find_matching_tag, :yosemite)).to eq(:mavericks)
     end
   end
 end