WLP565 in a dark strong?

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Did a search, couldn't find an answer.
I will have a cake of 565 from a saison on my hands pretty soon, and I'd like to throw a huge, dark Belgian strong ale on some of it. White Labs lists this yeast strain as a 4/4 for a dubbel, but only a 2/4 for a grand cru.
Pitch on the cake and then pitch something with a higher tolerance once the 565 peters out?
Any input?
 
The short answer is "yes."

1 pint of slurry pitched into a 1.100 dark strong took it to 1.022 in about two weeks Fermented in brew bucket placed in tap water bath almost all the way up to the top, maintained about 55 degrees for first week. Allowed temperature to rise freely thereafter.
Estery and slightly phenolic on the nose. Marshmallows, plums, and melanoidin flavors showcased on palate.
 
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