diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
index cc7a571764..cbc90fe507 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module Homebrew
         require "formula"
 
         @formulae ||= (downcased_unique_named - casks).map do |name|
-          Formulary.factory(name, spec)
+          Formulary.factory(name, spec, force_bottle: force_bottle?, flags: flags_only)
         end.uniq(&:name).freeze
       end
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ module Homebrew
         require "formula"
 
         @resolved_formulae ||= (downcased_unique_named - casks).map do |name|
-          Formulary.resolve(name, spec: spec(nil))
+          Formulary.resolve(name, spec: spec(nil), force_bottle: force_bottle?, flags: flags_only)
         end.uniq(&:name).freeze
       end
 
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ module Homebrew
           casks = []
 
           downcased_unique_named.each do |name|
-            resolved_formulae << Formulary.resolve(name, spec: spec(nil))
+            resolved_formulae << Formulary.resolve(name, spec: spec(nil),
+            force_bottle: force_bottle?, flags: flags_only)
           rescue FormulaUnavailableError
             begin
               casks << Cask::CaskLoader.load(name)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cli/parser.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cli/parser.rb
index dafa7a59d2..64a5c3c495 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cli/parser.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cli/parser.rb
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ module Homebrew
         named_args.map do |arg|
           next if arg.match?(HOMEBREW_CASK_TAP_CASK_REGEX)
 
-          Formulary.factory(arg, spec)
+          Formulary.factory(arg, spec, flags: @args.flags_only)
         end.compact.uniq(&:name)
       end
     end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/--cache.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/--cache.rb
index 191f018c3f..9e2cf7acb5 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/--cache.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/--cache.rb
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ module Homebrew
   end
 
   def __cache
-    __cache_args.parse
+    args = __cache_args.parse
 
     if args.no_named?
       puts HOMEBREW_CACHE
     elsif args.formula?
       args.named.each do |name|
-        print_formula_cache name
+        print_formula_cache name, args: args
       end
     elsif args.cask?
       args.named.each do |name|
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Homebrew
       end
     else
       args.named.each do |name|
-        print_formula_cache name
+        print_formula_cache name, args: args
       rescue FormulaUnavailableError
         begin
           print_cask_cache name
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ module Homebrew
     end
   end
 
-  def print_formula_cache(name)
-    formula = Formulary.factory name
+  def print_formula_cache(name, args:)
+    formula = Formulary.factory(name, force_bottle: args.force_bottle?, flags: args.flags_only)
     if fetch_bottle?(formula)
       puts formula.bottle.cached_download
     else
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index ab4734cf57..e1782990ab 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ class Formula
   # @private
   attr_reader :tap
 
+  # Whether or not to force the use of a bottle.
+  # @private
+  attr_reader :force_bottle
+
   # The stable (and default) {SoftwareSpec} for this {Formula}
   # This contains all the attributes (e.g. URL, checksum) that apply to the
   # stable version of this formula.
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ class Formula
   alias follow_installed_alias? follow_installed_alias
 
   # @private
-  def initialize(name, path, spec, alias_path: nil)
+  def initialize(name, path, spec, alias_path: nil, force_bottle: false)
     @name = name
     @path = path
     @alias_path = alias_path
@@ -189,6 +193,8 @@ class Formula
     @revision = self.class.revision || 0
     @version_scheme = self.class.version_scheme || 0
 
+    @force_bottle = force_bottle
+
     @tap = if path == Formulary.core_path(name)
       CoreTap.instance
     else
@@ -273,7 +279,7 @@ class Formula
   # and is specified to this instance.
   def installed_alias_path
     path = build.source["path"] if build.is_a?(Tab)
-    return unless path&.match?(%r{#{HOMEBREW_TAP_DIR_REGEX}/Aliases})
+    return unless path&.to_s&.match?(%r{#{HOMEBREW_TAP_DIR_REGEX}/Aliases})
     return unless File.symlink?(path)
 
     path
@@ -2372,6 +2378,15 @@ class Formula
       stable.build
     end
 
+    # @private
+    def build_flags
+      mod_name = to_s.split("::")[0..-2].join("::")
+      return [] if mod_name.empty?
+
+      mod = const_get(mod_name)
+      mod.const_get(:BUILD_FLAGS)
+    end
+
     # @!attribute [w] stable
     # Allows adding {.depends_on} and {Patch}es just to the {.stable} {SoftwareSpec}.
     # This is required instead of using a conditional.
@@ -2385,7 +2400,7 @@ class Formula
     #   depends_on "libffi"
     # end</pre>
     def stable(&block)
-      @stable ||= SoftwareSpec.new
+      @stable ||= SoftwareSpec.new(flags: build_flags)
       return @stable unless block_given?
 
       @stable.instance_eval(&block)
@@ -2405,7 +2420,7 @@ class Formula
     # end</pre>
     # @private
     def devel(&block)
-      @devel ||= SoftwareSpec.new
+      @devel ||= SoftwareSpec.new(flags: build_flags)
       return @devel unless block_given?
 
       odeprecated "'devel' blocks in formulae", "'head' blocks or @-versioned formulae"
@@ -2425,7 +2440,7 @@ class Formula
     # or (if autodetect fails):
     # <pre>head "https://hg.is.awesome.but.git.has.won.example.com/", :using => :hg</pre>
     def head(val = nil, specs = {}, &block)
-      @head ||= HeadSoftwareSpec.new
+      @head ||= HeadSoftwareSpec.new(flags: build_flags)
       if block_given?
         @head.instance_eval(&block)
       elsif val
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
index 336f34f757..65ca197f4e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ module Formulary
     cache.fetch(path)
   end
 
-  def self.load_formula(name, path, contents, namespace)
+  def self.load_formula(name, path, contents, namespace, flags:)
     raise "Formula loading disabled by HOMEBREW_DISABLE_LOAD_FORMULA!" if Homebrew::EnvConfig.disable_load_formula?
 
     mod = Module.new
     const_set(namespace, mod)
+
     begin
+      mod.const_set(:BUILD_FLAGS, flags)
       mod.module_eval(contents, path)
     rescue NameError, ArgumentError, ScriptError => e
       $stderr.puts e.backtrace if Homebrew::EnvConfig.developer?
@@ -51,16 +53,16 @@ module Formulary
     end
   end
 
-  def self.load_formula_from_path(name, path)
+  def self.load_formula_from_path(name, path, flags:)
     contents = path.open("r") { |f| ensure_utf8_encoding(f).read }
     namespace = "FormulaNamespace#{Digest::MD5.hexdigest(path.to_s)}"
-    klass = load_formula(name, path, contents, namespace)
+    klass = load_formula(name, path, contents, namespace, flags: flags)
     cache[path] = klass
   end
 
-  def self.resolve(name, spec: nil)
+  def self.resolve(name, spec: nil, force_bottle: false, flags: [])
     if name.include?("/") || File.exist?(name)
-      f = factory(name, *spec)
+      f = factory(name, *spec, force_bottle: force_bottle, flags: flags)
       if f.any_version_installed?
         tab = Tab.for_formula(f)
         resolved_spec = spec || tab.spec
@@ -73,8 +75,8 @@ module Formulary
       end
     else
       rack = to_rack(name)
-      alias_path = factory(name).alias_path
-      f = from_rack(rack, *spec, alias_path: alias_path)
+      alias_path = factory(name, force_bottle: force_bottle, flags: flags).alias_path
+      f = from_rack(rack, *spec, alias_path: alias_path, force_bottle: force_bottle, flags: flags)
     end
 
     # If this formula was installed with an alias that has since changed,
@@ -121,22 +123,23 @@ module Formulary
     #
     # `alias_path` can be overridden here in case an alias was used to refer to
     # a formula that was loaded in another way.
-    def get_formula(spec, alias_path: nil)
-      klass.new(name, path, spec, alias_path: alias_path || self.alias_path)
+    def get_formula(spec, alias_path: nil, force_bottle: false, flags: [])
+      klass(flags: flags)
+        .new(name, path, spec, alias_path: alias_path || self.alias_path, force_bottle: force_bottle)
     end
 
-    def klass
-      load_file unless Formulary.formula_class_defined?(path)
+    def klass(flags:)
+      load_file(flags: flags) unless Formulary.formula_class_defined?(path)
       Formulary.formula_class_get(path)
     end
 
     private
 
-    def load_file
+    def load_file(flags:)
       $stderr.puts "#{$PROGRAM_NAME} (#{self.class.name}): loading #{path}" if Homebrew.args.debug?
       raise FormulaUnavailableError, name unless path.file?
 
-      Formulary.load_formula_from_path(name, path)
+      Formulary.load_formula_from_path(name, path, flags: flags)
     end
   end
 
@@ -161,10 +164,10 @@ module Formulary
       super name, Formulary.path(full_name)
     end
 
-    def get_formula(spec, **)
+    def get_formula(spec, force_bottle: false, flags: [], **)
       contents = Utils::Bottles.formula_contents @bottle_filename, name: name
       formula = begin
-        Formulary.from_contents name, @bottle_filename, contents, spec
+        Formulary.from_contents(name, @bottle_filename, contents, spec, force_bottle: force_bottle, flags: flags)
       rescue FormulaUnreadableError => e
         opoo <<~EOS
           Unreadable formula in #{@bottle_filename}:
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ module Formulary
       super formula, HOMEBREW_CACHE_FORMULA/File.basename(uri.path)
     end
 
-    def load_file
+    def load_file(flags:)
       if url =~ %r{githubusercontent.com/[\w-]+/[\w-]+/[a-f0-9]{40}(/Formula)?/([\w+-.@]+).rb}
         formula_name = Regexp.last_match(2)
         odeprecated "Installation of #{formula_name} from a GitHub commit URL",
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@ module Formulary
       [name, path]
     end
 
-    def get_formula(spec, alias_path: nil)
+    def get_formula(spec, alias_path: nil, force_bottle: false, flags: [])
       super
     rescue FormulaUnreadableError => e
       raise TapFormulaUnreadableError.new(tap, name, e.formula_error), "", e.backtrace
@@ -280,7 +283,7 @@ module Formulary
       raise TapFormulaUnavailableError.new(tap, name), "", e.backtrace
     end
 
-    def load_file
+    def load_file(flags:)
       super
     rescue MethodDeprecatedError => e
       e.issues_url = tap.issues_url || tap.to_s
@@ -308,10 +311,10 @@ module Formulary
       super name, path
     end
 
-    def klass
+    def klass(flags:)
       $stderr.puts "#{$PROGRAM_NAME} (#{self.class.name}): loading #{path}" if Homebrew.args.debug?
-      namespace = "FormulaNamespace#{Digest::MD5.hexdigest(contents)}"
-      Formulary.load_formula(name, path, contents, namespace)
+      namespace = "FormulaNamespace#{Digest::MD5.hexdigest(contents.to_s)}"
+      Formulary.load_formula(name, path, contents, namespace, flags: flags)
     end
   end
 
@@ -322,7 +325,7 @@ module Formulary
   # * a formula pathname
   # * a formula URL
   # * a local bottle reference
-  def self.factory(ref, spec = :stable, alias_path: nil, from: nil)
+  def self.factory(ref, spec = :stable, alias_path: nil, from: nil, force_bottle: false, flags: [])
     raise ArgumentError, "Formulae must have a ref!" unless ref
 
     cache_key = "#{ref}-#{spec}-#{alias_path}-#{from}"
@@ -331,7 +334,8 @@ module Formulary
       return cache[:formulary_factory][cache_key]
     end
 
-    formula = loader_for(ref, from: from).get_formula(spec, alias_path: alias_path)
+    formula = loader_for(ref, from: from).get_formula(spec, alias_path: alias_path,
+                                                      force_bottle: force_bottle, flags: flags)
     if factory_cached?
       cache[:formulary_factory] ||= {}
       cache[:formulary_factory][cache_key] ||= formula
@@ -345,14 +349,15 @@ module Formulary
   # The :alias_path option will be used if the formula is found not to be
   # installed, and discarded if it is installed because the alias_path used
   # to install the formula will be set instead.
-  def self.from_rack(rack, spec = nil, alias_path: nil)
+  def self.from_rack(rack, spec = nil, alias_path: nil, force_bottle: false, flags: [])
     kegs = rack.directory? ? rack.subdirs.map { |d| Keg.new(d) } : []
     keg = kegs.find(&:linked?) || kegs.find(&:optlinked?) || kegs.max_by(&:version)
 
     if keg
       from_keg(keg, spec, alias_path: alias_path)
     else
-      factory(rack.basename.to_s, spec || :stable, alias_path: alias_path, from: :rack)
+      factory(rack.basename.to_s, spec || :stable, alias_path: alias_path, from: :rack,
+              force_bottle: force_bottle, flags: flags)
     end
   end
 
@@ -365,19 +370,22 @@ module Formulary
 
   # Return a Formula instance for the given keg.
   # It will auto resolve formula's spec when requested spec is nil
-  def self.from_keg(keg, spec = nil, alias_path: nil)
+  def self.from_keg(keg, spec = nil, alias_path: nil, force_bottle: false, flags: [])
     tab = Tab.for_keg(keg)
     tap = tab.tap
     spec ||= tab.spec
 
     f = if tap.nil?
-      factory(keg.rack.basename.to_s, spec, alias_path: alias_path, from: :keg)
+      factory(keg.rack.basename.to_s, spec, alias_path: alias_path, from: :keg,
+              force_bottle: force_bottle, flags: flags)
     else
       begin
-        factory("#{tap}/#{keg.rack.basename}", spec, alias_path: alias_path, from: :keg)
+        factory("#{tap}/#{keg.rack.basename}", spec, alias_path: alias_path, from: :keg,
+                force_bottle: force_bottle, flags: flags)
       rescue FormulaUnavailableError
         # formula may be migrated to different tap. Try to search in core and all taps.
-        factory(keg.rack.basename.to_s, spec, alias_path: alias_path, from: :keg)
+        factory(keg.rack.basename.to_s, spec, alias_path: alias_path, from: :keg,
+                force_bottle: force_bottle, flags: flags)
       end
     end
     f.build = tab
@@ -387,8 +395,9 @@ module Formulary
   end
 
   # Return a Formula instance directly from contents
-  def self.from_contents(name, path, contents, spec = :stable)
-    FormulaContentsLoader.new(name, path, contents).get_formula(spec)
+  def self.from_contents(name, path, contents, spec = :stable, alias_path: nil, force_bottle: false, flags: [])
+    FormulaContentsLoader.new(name, path, contents)
+                         .get_formula(spec, alias_path: alias_path, force_bottle: force_bottle, flags: flags)
   end
 
   def self.to_rack(ref)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
index 130bbd456b..170b4e5d8f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/software_spec.rb
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ class SoftwareSpec
                  :cached_download, :clear_cache, :checksum, :mirrors, :specs, :using, :version, :mirror,
                  :downloader, *Checksum::TYPES
 
-  def initialize
+  def initialize(flags: [])
     @resource = Resource.new
     @resources = {}
     @dependency_collector = DependencyCollector.new
     @bottle_specification = BottleSpecification.new
     @patches = []
     @options = Options.new
-    @flags = Homebrew.args.flags_only
+    @flags = flags
     @deprecated_flags = []
     @deprecated_options = []
     @build = BuildOptions.new(Options.create(@flags), options)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class SoftwareSpec
 
   def bottled?
     bottle_specification.tag?(Utils::Bottles.tag) && \
-      (bottle_specification.compatible_cellar? || Homebrew.args.force_bottle?)
+      (bottle_specification.compatible_cellar? || owner.force_bottle)
   end
 
   def bottle(disable_type = nil, disable_reason = nil, &block)
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class SoftwareSpec
 end
 
 class HeadSoftwareSpec < SoftwareSpec
-  def initialize
+  def initialize(flags: [])
     super
     @resource.version = Version.create("HEAD")
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb
index 5458fc6e02..bbd6aca88a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/formulary_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe Formulary do
         bottle do
           cellar :any_skip_relocation
           root_url "file://#{bottle_dir}"
-          sha256 "d48bbbe583dcfbfa608579724fc6f0328b3cd316935c6ea22f134610aaf2952f" => :#{Utils::Bottles.tag}
+          sha256 "8f9aecd233463da6a4ea55f5f88fc5841718c013f3e2a7941350d6130f1dc149" => :#{Utils::Bottles.tag}
         end
 
         def install
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocop_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocop_spec.rb
index 533df81076..a5750a430c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocop_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocop_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ describe "RuboCop" do
     end
 
     it "loads all Formula cops without errors" do
-      _, _, status = Open3.capture3("rubocop", TEST_FIXTURE_DIR/"testball.rb")
+      stdout, _, status = Open3.capture3("rubocop", TEST_FIXTURE_DIR/"testball.rb")
+      expect(stdout).to include("no offenses detected")
       expect(status).to be_a_success
     end
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz b/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz
index 62ea6c264b..ee5eb8b4b4 100644
Binary files a/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz and b/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/bottles/testball_bottle-0.1.yosemite.bottle.tar.gz differ
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/failball.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/failball.rb
index 439645df26..5ba1692eff 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/failball.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/failball.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class Failball < Formula
-  def initialize(name = "failball", path = Pathname.new(__FILE__).expand_path, spec = :stable, alias_path: nil)
+  def initialize(name = "failball", path = Pathname.new(__FILE__).expand_path, spec = :stable,
+                 alias_path: nil, force_bottle: false)
     self.class.instance_eval do
       stable.url "file://#{TEST_FIXTURE_DIR}/tarballs/testball-0.1.tbz"
       stable.sha256 TESTBALL_SHA256
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/testball.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/testball.rb
index c2d4aa2bbc..27ff8dafc0 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/testball.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/testball.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class Testball < Formula
-  def initialize(name = "testball", path = Pathname.new(__FILE__).expand_path, spec = :stable, alias_path: nil)
+  def initialize(name = "testball", path = Pathname.new(__FILE__).expand_path, spec = :stable,
+                 alias_path: nil, force_bottle: false)
     self.class.instance_eval do
       stable.url "file://#{TEST_FIXTURE_DIR}/tarballs/testball-0.1.tbz"
       stable.sha256 TESTBALL_SHA256
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/testball_bottle.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/testball_bottle.rb
index f6268ed4fc..76d8d7e7c0 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/testball_bottle.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/support/fixtures/testball_bottle.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class TestballBottle < Formula
-  def initialize(name = "testball_bottle", path = Pathname.new(__FILE__).expand_path, spec = :stable, alias_path: nil)
+  def initialize(name = "testball_bottle", path = Pathname.new(__FILE__).expand_path, spec = :stable,
+                 alias_path: nil, force_bottle: false)
     self.class.instance_eval do
       stable.url "file://#{TEST_FIXTURE_DIR}/tarballs/testball-0.1.tbz"
       stable.sha256 TESTBALL_SHA256
       stable.bottle do
         cellar :any_skip_relocation
         root_url "file://#{TEST_FIXTURE_DIR}/bottles"
-        sha256 "d48bbbe583dcfbfa608579724fc6f0328b3cd316935c6ea22f134610aaf2952f" => Utils::Bottles.tag
+        sha256 "8f9aecd233463da6a4ea55f5f88fc5841718c013f3e2a7941350d6130f1dc149" => Utils::Bottles.tag
       end
       cxxstdlib_check :skip
     end